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Thursday, May 24
 

1:00pm CDT

Astrological Aspects
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

Aspects weave the chart together, so we must remember that all aspects are about integration. Let’s replace the outdated notion of “good aspects and bad ones” with a more sophisticated understanding. Steven will focus on the most energetic and critical aspects—the conjunction, sextile, square, trine, and opposition. But we will also spend some time with the fascinating and underrated quincunx and the magical, creative quintile, as well as a few others.

Speakers
avatar for Steven Forrest

Steven Forrest

Forrest Astrology
Steven Forrest is the author of several astrological bestsellers including, The Inner Sky. His work has been translated widely and he has traveled world-wide teaching his brand of choice-centered evolutionary astrology— an astrology which integrates free will, grounded humanistic... Read More →



Thursday May 24, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Armitage/Belmont

1:00pm CDT

Dealing with Difficult Chart Combinations
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

According to ancient philosophy nothing in the chart is inherently malefic. Every planet, house and aspect has a high side even when we experience them with difficulty. It is our reaction to the energies presented in the chart that determines which side we manifest. This workshop will present ways of raising the level by which we experience these energies using understanding coming to us from ancient philosophy and spirituality, both Eastern and Western.

Speakers
avatar for Robert Hand

Robert Hand

Robert Hand is one of the world's leading astrologers. Born in 1942, he began learning astrology at the age of 17 from his father Wilfred Hand, a friend of the late Charles Jayne. Rob has been a student of astrology since 1960 and a professional astrologer since 1972. He received... Read More →



Thursday May 24, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Clark Room

1:00pm CDT

Financial Astrology: From Macro to Micro
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Assessing whether or not to invest in various assets requires several steps. First we look at the larger, macro cycles, then move into more specifics. Georgia Stathis, an investor and astrologer, walks you through various ways in which she confronts these tasks, first by looking at general cycles, and then moving into some of the techniques she uses. After those presentations, she uses specific examples showing how to incorporate the information. (I prefer this workshop)

Speakers
avatar for Georgia Stathis

Georgia Stathis

CEO, Starcycles Publishing
Georgia Stathis (www.starcycles.com) is author of Business Astrology 101, Pushing through Time: Synodic Cycles and their Developing Phases and other anthologies. She was undergraduate faculty at Kepler College www.kepler.edu. A popular international lecturer, she chairs the Alexandria... Read More →



Thursday May 24, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Miami Room

1:00pm CDT

The ABCs of Jyothir Vastu - Better your Health, Relationships and Happiness
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

Jyothisha personifies Time as Kala Purusha while Vastu personifies Space as Vastu Purusha.. Both these sciences work hand in glove. Jyotisha is a Vedanga - limb of the Vedas while Vastu is a Upaveda - minor Veda. We teach you Rasi based orientation, landscaping, balancing the primary elements and to relate your horoscope with the directions using the Vastu Shastra Peeta Mandala to enhance you health, better your relationships and give you financial happiness too. If time permits we will speak about Vastu and yantras.

Speakers
avatar for Bangalore Niranjan Babu

Bangalore Niranjan Babu

CEO, VAstu Solutions
Niranjan Babu is an international consultant in Vastu and the son of Dr. B. V. Raman, one of the greatest scholars of Jyotisha. He is the author of several international best seller books in English and several regional languages of India. He is a Vastu advisor for well-known temples... Read More →


Thursday May 24, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Houston Room

1:00pm CDT

The Predictive Power of Eclipses & Lunar Nodes: How they Affect You & Your World
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

Eclipses and Lunar Nodes are the best predictors of natal/mundane events from ancient to modern times. Starting by reviewing eclipse/nodal cycles, we zero in on summer 2018 eclipses--7/13, 7/27, and 8/11--how they affect the world and your chart. We review each house where they fall, when they're activated and much more. Case studies of life-changing events will be looked at to show how precise they can be. (Applies to Western and Eastern astrology.) 

Speakers
avatar for Ronnie Dreyer

Ronnie Dreyer

Ronnie Gale Dreyer is an internationally known consultant based in NYC. A practitioner of Western and Indian astrology, she lectures for groups and conferences throughout the world, and conducts ongoing courses and webinars. Ronnie was guest lecturer for the MA program in Cultural... Read More →


Thursday May 24, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Lincolnshire 2

1:00pm CDT

Trickster's Astrological Mystery School Renaissance Council
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

Long before there were humans - there was Trickster, who with a bolt of sizzling lightning sets the whole shebang going, sizzles through time and space, through flora and fauna, into each one of our psyches, awaiting invitational animation - now! Journeying through inquisitions and imprisoning orthodoxies, it has become an ingenious excapade artist. So in this Council we honor and cultivate each planet, that we may be its liberating agent in the collective.

Speakers
avatar for Caroline Casey

Caroline Casey

Chief Trickster, Coyote Network News
WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Caroline: creator of Coyote Network News - mythological news service for the Trickster Redeemer within us all; astro* mytho* politico* guiding* meta-narrative *myriad venues; 26-years-host Visionary Activist Radio show  Critique and solution - guests are planets and libera... Read More →


Thursday May 24, 2018 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Grace Room

7:50pm CDT

 
Friday, May 25
 

8:00am CDT

Energy Astrology Morning Exercises
Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
 
Dr Lea Imsiragic created uniqe system for rising awarnes of your body needs, which combine knowledge from astrology and body physiology in simple 15 minutes excersise. You will learn how to work your horoscope through your body, get your metabolism going and keep focus for whole day, so you can embrace all UAC wisdom even better!

Speakers
avatar for Lea Imsiragic

Lea Imsiragic

Dr. Lea Imsiragic combines for over 10 years magneto-biology with astrology in her practice with clients and students. Drawing on her expertise in human physiology, acupuncture, Energy Psychology, flower essences, and astrology, Lea created an accurate astrological system for diagnosis... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
Halsted Foyer 4th Floor

8:00am CDT

Registration & Hospitality
Friday May 25, 2018 8:00am - 4:45pm CDT
5th Floor Booth

8:30am CDT

9:00am CDT

Electing Decent Business Charts
When setting up a business chart, what do you do? Do you just step into the process blindly, or do you have a plan that saves you and your client time and money? This lecture features some key components leading to an optimum outcome. Like any other thing in life, you have to have a structure in which to work, fully aware that everything isn't perfect, either. Georgia Stathis, practicing since 1977, walks you through this process.

Speakers
avatar for Georgia Stathis

Georgia Stathis

CEO, Starcycles Publishing
Georgia Stathis (www.starcycles.com) is author of Business Astrology 101, Pushing through Time: Synodic Cycles and their Developing Phases and other anthologies. She was undergraduate faculty at Kepler College www.kepler.edu. A popular international lecturer, she chairs the Alexandria... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Michigan/MI State

9:00am CDT

Solar Arc Directions: An Interactive Session
Using some charts from the audience, Frank will demonstrate how Solar Arcs are among the most powerful and reliable of astrological measurements. He’ll show how to pinpoint landmark periods in your life, then he’ll work with some horoscopes from the audience to spot, define and articulate a range of Directions that will (hopefully!) amaze everyone with their simplicity and accuracy. If you want to enhance your forecasting skills, this is the talk to come to!

Speakers
avatar for Frank Clifford

Frank Clifford

The London School of Astrology
Frank Clifford has built an eclectic 30-year career as a consultant, researcher, data collector, writer, publisher and teacher. His books include Getting to the Heart of Your Chart and The Solar Arc Handbook. He works with The Mountain Astrologer, and has won The Charles Harvey Award... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

9:00am CDT

The Basics of Astro*Carto*Graphy
Where do your start when you look at a world map with all the planetary lines drawn on it? At first it seems complicated, but with a little guidance, it’s actually easy to read. If you are interested in adding a new technique to your astrological repertoire, this is the talk for you!

Speakers
avatar for Susie Cox

Susie Cox

Susie Cox has been a professional astrologer since 1971, during which time she has interpreted over 50,000 charts.  She worked as staff Astrologer at Canyon Ranch Health Spa for 32 years, where she started the Metaphysical Department. Susie teaches Chart Interpretation at Kepler... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Miami Room

9:00am CDT

Introduction to Financial Astrology and Market Timing
An introduction the art of market timing, combining the study of market cycles with planetary cycles, to accurately identify turning points in financial markets. Financial markets are not “random” as many people think. They move in fairly well-defined rhythms. If you know where you are within that cycle, you will also know what investment or trading strategy to employ, and when to anticipate changes of trend, aided by the use of geocosmic studies.

Speakers
avatar for Raymond Merriman

Raymond Merriman

Financial astrologer, market timer, and author of several books, including five volume series titled “The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing” (1997-2011), “Evolutionary Astrology: Journey of the Soul Through the Horoscope (1977),” and “The Solar Return Book of Prediction... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Armitage Room

9:00am CDT

Saturn as a Cohesive Power and Its Transits Through the Houses
Saturn is called a 'major malefic star' because it acts with extreme and severe coldness. But if it were not for the coldness of Saturn, nothing would have solidified in this realm of growth and decay. Saturn is a cohesive power that helps to bring form and substance to our lives. This lecture aims to introduce this ancient, but new to us, aspect of Saturn by using its transits through the houses.

Speakers
avatar for Baris Ilhan

Baris Ilhan

Baris Ilhan, C.A., NCGR is one of the leading astrologers in Turkey since 1993. Owns a publishing house and an astrology school: “Ilhan Astrology Institute”. Teaches, writes, lectures regularly. A researcher on Ottoman and Islamic astrology. Member of NCGR, ISAR, AFA, AFAN, AA... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Kansas City Room

9:00am CDT

Night and Day
Light plays a huge role in chart delineation. The Hellenistic traditions made the matter a central part of their work with their focus on Sect, but for all of us unfamiliar with ancient concepts, the matter of light provides a unique understanding of behaviors when ruled by the Moon or the Sun.

Speakers
avatar for Monica Hable Dimino

Monica Hable Dimino

Monica Hable Dimino is a professional astrologer based in Boston since 1988, after spending 30 years abroad in Venezuela. She is a registered nurse with graduate studies in education at NYU, who also taught at the Bellevue School of Nursing. She is a certified Gestalt therapist. She... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Grace Room

9:00am CDT

The Body Speaks Its Mind
What you think, you are – and nowhere is this truer than in the body. Just how closely our symptoms and sensations mirror our inner lives can often be breath-taking. As astrology teaches us that body, mind and spirit are connected in one seamless whole, it gives us the perfect tool for identifying those beliefs, ideas and feelings at the root of ill-health – and for changing them for the better.

Speakers
avatar for Jane Ridder-Patrick

Jane Ridder-Patrick

Jane has trained as a pharmacist, naturopath, herbalist, psychotherapist and historian and writes, consults and lectures on astrology, its history and present-day psychological and medical applications in the UK and internationally. Her practice is in Edinburgh, where she also teaches... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Belmont Room

9:00am CDT

Fiery Travels: The story of the Via Combusta
The Via Combusta is a small stretch of sky, usually defined as mid-Libra to mid-Scorpio, and is seen as A Bad Thing. For centuries, astrological writers have been reticent about the Via Combusta, assuming it’s so obvious what it means that they needn’t waste words writing about it. We will explore where the idea of the Via Combusta might have come from and why it has endured.

Speakers
avatar for Kim Farnell

Kim Farnell

Currently President of Astrological Lodge of London (since 2008); previously Vice Chair of Astrological Association. DF Astrol S. and MA in Cultural Astronomy & Astrology; lectured on astrology at conferences in the UK, US, Poland and Serbia, and appeared on TV and radio as an astrologer... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Clark Room

9:00am CDT

Lilith
Lilith represents the desire and force to live in equality between women and men and not be dominated by an authority in which we don´t believe. When Lilith is emphasized in the natal chart, the person lives out Lilith’s energy strongly. Because the four astrological Lilith's (Dark Moon, Black Moon, Asteroid 1181 and Algol) share the Lilith Myth, they have similar characteristics, however, many times it is possible to differentiate how each one works.

Speakers
avatar for Monica Escalante-Ochoa

Monica Escalante-Ochoa

President, AstroMexico-NCGR
Monica Escalante-Ochoa is a Mexican astrologer with a NCGR-PAA Level IV certification. She is president and founder of the AstroMexico Chapter. Monica has been a practicing astrologer since 1996, being a national and international lecturer and teacher. She has written astrological... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Sheffield Room

9:00am CDT

Making the Most of Minor Aspects
Over centuries, minor aspects have been added to the basic Ptolemaic set of conjunction, opposition, square, trine, and sextile. Modern astrologers now use semi-sextiles and quincunxes. What do these and other minor aspects (5ths, 7ths, 9ths, 11ths) mean, both symbolically and practically? Theory (numerology and harmonics) and charts of famous people will help you understand and use them in your charts.

Speakers
avatar for Priscilla  Costello

Priscilla Costello

Priscilla, M.A., Dipl. CAAE, is a counselling astrologer, speaker and writer with a professional practice spanning over 35 years. She has spoken widely in Canada and the U.S., at numerous conferences sponsored by NCGR, AFA, SOTA, and at previous UACs. Founder and Director of The New... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Los Angeles Room

9:00am CDT

Dharma Chart / Karma Chart
Our personal situation describes our karma. However, what drives that is our Dharma and there is an astrological chart just for our dharma. Traditional astrological charts represent the personal circumstances in which we find ourselves in this life, our Karma. Beneath our personality (or Karma) is our Dharma archetype, who we really are and who we will become as we work through and with our Karma Chart. Using the traditional astrological chart of our life circumstances (Karma Chart) and combining it with the 400-year old astronomy chart (Dharma Chart) provides an easy-to-learn method for triangulating the two charts to come up with a 3D or stereo view of our karma and our dharma.

Speakers
avatar for Michael  Erlewine

Michael Erlewine

founder, Spirit Grooves
I have practiced astrology for 58 years, was the first person to program astrology on home computers and make it available to astrologers. Received Regulus Award. Published dozens of books and hundreds of articles. Created largest astrological library . Practice Tibetan and Chinese... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Scottsdale Room

9:00am CDT

The Aries Ingress: Prophecies of the Mundane Astrologer
Mundane astrology — or, the astrology of the world — was anciently held to be astrology’s pinnacle and most noble application. Employing techniques like the assessment of Saturn/Jupiter conjunctions, comets and eclipses, and Aries ingresses, and this branch is quite distinct and unique. This talk explores the historical approach to annual Aries ingresses and the techniques astrologers applied to these charts to forecast the future for their respective king and country.

Speakers
avatar for Wade Caves

Wade Caves

WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Wade Caves is an astrological consultant, speaker and educator specializing in horary, electional and classical astrological technique. Wade was certified with honors from the Mayo School of Astrology, and is well versed in both traditional and modern psychological methods... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

9:00am CDT

Examining Our Attractions and Desires: Relationships on the Venus Star
Using the Venus Star, an exciting new technique in astrology, we will look at relationship connections in an entirely unique way. There are three types of relationships on the Venus Star. Find out which ones you are involved in by exploring the Star of Venus and the Venus Star Points to reveal the most essential points of magnetic attraction between Self and others. Demonstrated through visual aids, examples of well-known pairs.

Speakers
avatar for Arielle Guttman

Arielle Guttman

Sophia Venus Productions
Arielle began her astrological studies in 1974 and has since authored five books in the field. Her latest, Venus Star Rising: A New Cosmology for the 21st Century, has aroused much interest in the astrological field. Arielle has lectured around the world for various astrological groups... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Lincolnshire

9:00am CDT

The Master of the Nativity
One of the most mysterious and complicated doctrines in Hellenistic astrology is the technique for finding the overall ruler of the birth chart, called the Master of the Nativity. We will explore some of the different methods for finding this important ruler, as well as debates about the application of the technique and what it could be used for, which ranged from determining the length of life to identifying the guardian spirit.

Speakers
avatar for Chris Brennan

Chris Brennan

The Astrology Podcast
Chris Brennan is a professional astrologer from Denver, Colorado. He is the former President of the Association for Young Astrologers, and former Research Director of the National Council for Geocosmic Research. Since 2012 he has been the host The Astrology Podcast, which won an ISAR... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

9:00am CDT

Isolated Moon & Its Emotional Instability
How does the Moon become isolated? This is known as Kemadruma Yoga. It occurs when the Moon does not have planets either side of it. This makes for an isolated personality, a person who feels alone even in a crowd. They can be very individualistic and detached too. Komilla will discuss how the yoga is formed, what the cancellations are, and most importantly, how to deal with the loneliness and emotional instability.

Speakers
avatar for Komilla Sutton

Komilla Sutton

Komilla Academy of Vedic Sciences
Bio Komilla Sutton is an internationally renowned consultant, teacher & lecturer. Her Academy teaches online study programs. She is the co-Founder & Chair of the British Association of Vedic Astrology, has been leading trips to India since 1999 and sponsoring Vedic Astrology Conferences... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Houston Room

11:00am CDT

Is the Consultation Space Sacred?
Where do astrologers go when they read a chart? A sacred place? An insightful place? What are the benefits of being in such a space? This lecture explores the phenomenon of the consultation space as described by astrologers I interviewed in 2015-16, all of whom have twenty-five years or more experience as professional astrologers.

NOTE: as this is ongoing work regarding how astrologers investigate what it is we do, I have also included the published paper of previous work I have done in the field on how astrologers read charts.

Speakers
avatar for Darrelyn Gunzburg

Darrelyn Gunzburg

Director, Astro Logos Ltd
Darrelyn Gunzburg (PhD, BA Hons) is a consulting, teaching astrologer and co-principal of Astro Logos Ltd. Astrological publications: Life After Grief: An Astrological Guide to Dealing with Loss (2004), AstroGraphology, the hidden link between your horoscope and your handwriting (2009... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Grace Room

11:00am CDT

The Light and Shadow of Mercury in the Secondary Progressed Chart
The changeable nature of Mercury is found in its synodic cycle and its shifts between being direct and retrograde. The meaning of Mercury’s cycles will be applied to the secondary progressed chart, where Mercury’s movement across a lifetime demarcates vital periods of personal development. Gray will explain how to interpret the shift of progressed Mercury from being direct to retrograde and vice versa, and what to pay attention to in relation to the natal chart.

Speakers
avatar for Gray Crawford

Gray Crawford

Gray Crawford is a practicing astrologer living in Olympia, Washington. Gray draws from diverse astrological influences including Dane Rudhyar, Evolutionary Astrology, Hellenistic Astrology and the Hermetic Arts. Gray synthesizes astrological approaches with an archetypal understanding... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

11:00am CDT

Symmetrical Forecasting Tools
Whether you want to determine the general trends for a year or focus in on daily transits, the tools of Symmetrical Astrology will add a powerful component to your astrological work. These include solar arc and transits on the 90 degree dial, graphic ephemerides, solstice charts, the Prime Meridian of the Year and the Prime Meridian of the Day.

Speakers
avatar for Madalyn Hillis-Dineen

Madalyn Hillis-Dineen

UAC Advisor
Madalyn Hillis-Dineen has taught, lectured and practiced Uranian (Symmetrical Astrology) techniques for more than 30 years; she is also a certified Astro*Carto*Graphy interpreter and is a CA NCGR-PAA. Madalyn joined Astrolabe Software in 1994 and is their VP of Sales and Marketing... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Houston Room

11:00am CDT

Pick Winning Stocks and Sectors for 2018 and Beyond
Learn how to pick the winning stocks for the coming year and how to determine the best sectors for 2018. Using fundamental, technical and planetary cycle analysis we can find the best stocks in those favored sectors. What signatures in IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) indicate a "monster" stock? Example: Priceline (PCLN) steadily moving up in price to over $1400US. Buying and selling strategies are as important as finding the right stock. 

Speakers
avatar for Grace Morris

Grace Morris

Planning Committee
Grace K. Morris, M.S., NCGR-PAA, ISAR C.A.P., LPMAFA, timing/trends specialist, president of Astro Economics, Inc. publishes two newsletters, the Astro Economics Stock Market Newsletter and The Right Time and founder of the World Conference of Astro Economics. Morris' latest book... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Armitage Room

11:00am CDT

Great Conjunctions and their Entwining Cycles:
As outer planets perform their cyclic dance, some historical periods shift more dramatically than others. Is this such a period and if so, when will we be given a period to assimilate these changes and process new frames of reference? We must take note of clients born under these dramatic configurations, what role they play either as facilitators or recipients. This is a fascinating study of our present paradigm shift and potential upcoming reprieve.

Speakers
avatar for Chris  McRae

Chris McRae

Chris has been a consultant, teacher, author, lecturer since 1970, lecturing at major astrological conferences and conducting workshops throughout the world including Russia, Europe, UK, South Africa, Israel, Australia, China. She has an international clientele. ISAR Board Vice-President... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Belmont Room

11:00am CDT

How to Work with the Moon
The Moon is exceptionally important in Electional astrology: how it is placed by sign, house and aspect (as well as some ‘sensitive’ degrees) will have a significant bearing on the outcome of the undertaking. This program will provide some guidelines from experiences and observations of more than 40 years of astrological practice, plus include some advice from mentors of yet a previous generation of astrologers!

Speakers
avatar for Christine Arens

Christine Arens

Christine Arens is certified as both a Professional and Teaching astrologer through AFA, and as an NCGR-PAA Level-III. After serving 21 years as President of Chicago’s Friends of Astrology, she was named President Emeritus. She is currently a Board member of AFA and Kepler, as well... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Miami Room

11:00am CDT

Astrological DNA -- Ayurvedic and Medical Astrology
Christina will cover the drekkanas (similar to decanates) and the planets that reside within those 36 divisions. Which planets bring about the disease process as they travel through specific houses. We will cover the conditions existing in the chart that bring disease and when it will likely occur. Also the conditions that can improve a chart and nullify the potential disease process.

Speakers
avatar for Christina Collins

Christina Collins

Vachaspati Christina Collins began her 61 years of sidereal astrological studies with her grandfather in 1955 at the age of 7, incorporating the Vedic system 45 years ago in 1971. Founding Board member of ACVA, she works both as a consultant and researcher, with 8 honorary titles... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

11:00am CDT

Trash Astrology: The History of Pop Astrology in America from Colonial to Modern Times
We roll our eyes at sun sign columns, Sextrology, and Kabbalascopes but these are more than necessary evils. This lecture focuses on astrological literature that was produced for the mass market rather than for “serious” astrologers. It traces the history of Astrology in America from Era Pater to Zolar to Linda Goodman to 21st century apps. Trash astrology not only helped popularize psychology, Eastern thought, and feminism in America, it kept Astrology from becoming extinct.

Speakers
avatar for Christopher Renstrom

Christopher Renstrom

WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Christopher Renstrom is the creator of Rulingplanets.com, an online astrology site based on his bestselling book, Ruling Planets. He currently writes the daily horoscopes for the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com. Renstrom also lectures on the history of astrology in Americ... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Lincolnshire

11:00am CDT

Hold it, Burn it, Hoard it, Spend: Money Archetypes in Astrology
Beyond the financial houses in the birth chart, our relationship with money tends to run along mythic tracks, We may be hoarders or profligates, misers or risk takers, Most of us work for money but it ends up working on us, psychologically and spiritually. Saturn and Jupiter describe the two extremes of fear and generosity that ricochet from abundance to lack. This talk will examine the way soul works through money in our lives.

Speakers
avatar for Lynn Bell

Lynn Bell

Lynn Bell Astrology
WATCH MY INTERVIEWLynn Bell is a Paris based consulting astrologer, author and teacher with a psychological, archetypalapproach to a lifetime in astrology. Lynn lectures internationally, and was a longtime tutor for the CPAin London. She now teaches for MISPA online, as well as Astrology University... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Clark Room

11:00am CDT

Special Signatures in the Natal Chart
Learn quick and easy ways to identify a dominant planet or aspect in a birth chart. What special signatures can the planets provide? Discover how to incorporate house rulerships and traditional tips into natal work. Explore the practical and symbolic links between birth chart features and personality. Take a deeper look at special signatures in a chart, including the most important planet(s) and aspect(s) to better understand what makes someone tick.

Speakers
avatar for Kelly Surtees

Kelly Surtees

Kelly's Astrology
Kelly Surtees travels worldwide to teach practical and accessible astrology that combines traditional techniques with a modern mindset. Kelly has established herself in an astrological career that includes client consults, an online astrology program, webinars and classes as well... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

11:00am CDT

Co-Creative Manifestation
Co-creation is the ability to attract and manifest what you want in your life by joining forces with a higher power, (of your choice), residing in the invisible, spiritual realm. I will present the dos and don’ts of composing a Sacred Contract reflecting your heart’s desire and the method for establishing communication and receiving guidance.

Speakers
avatar for Mary Shea

Mary Shea

owner, Twin Stars unlimited
Mary Shea,, (AKA Mary Juno), M.A. Counseling Psychology, is an internationally acclaimed author, lecturer, and counselor. A life-long student of astrology and mysticism, Mary integrates spiritual principles with astrological and psychological concepts to foster personal growth, give... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

11:00am CDT

Identifying Revolutionary Trends
A revolutionary trend is one that significantly changes how life was lived prior to that trend taking place. We concentrate on some of the most important revolutionary events and inventions, including political revolutions that have occurred since 1400, while spending more of our time on the 20th & 21st centuries. We learn the key astrological markers that identify these pivotal revolutionary events, inventions or trends over several centuries - to include Jupiter-Saturn cycles, Mars patterns with or without the nodal axis, along with cycles of the outer planets Uranus, Neptune & Pluto. Many of the charts and configurations we examine help us to see how we may have missed a trend that was bound to change the status quo, such as Brexit, and the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.



Speakers
avatar for Edith Hathaway

Edith Hathaway

Edith Hathaway is an international consultant in practice since 1980, author, teacher, and lecturer of Vedic astrology. Among her many awards and certifications: NCGR’s Level IV (Consulting Astrologer, 1989), Jim Lewis’s Master AstroCartoGrapher, 1988, plus numerous awards from... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

11:00am CDT

Soulmates or Cellmates?: Saturn in Synastry
Talk of soulmates conjures romantic visions of gentle, idealistic, and unquestioning devotion. But maybe soulmates are designed to help us do the very hard work of becoming better versions of ourselves. That’s when it’s time to talk about another “s” word: Saturn. Saturn connections between two charts offer a clear roadmap to identifying the work we have to do together—and a cautionary tale against letting self-improvement take all the fun out of love.

Speakers
avatar for April Elliott Kent

April Elliott Kent

Big Sky Astrology
April Elliott Kent has practiced astrology professionally since 1990. She's the author of three books, including Astrological Transits and The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology, and is a popular teacher and lecturer. April has served on the AFAN steering committee and is a member... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

11:00am CDT

Fortune & Spirit – The Hidden Ascendant and the Invisible 10th House
A simple yet powerful principle from the treasures of the Hellenistic legacy: The places to look when you are unable to identify career, success, or good partnership in the common chart view. The places where you are lucky in material and spiritual fortune.

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avatar for Meira Epstein

Meira Epstein

Meira Epstein, C.A., NCGR-PAA, is a professional certified astrologer, a teacher on the NY-NCGR faculty, and a speaker at international conferences. Teacher for the NCGR Online Education Program - comprehensive preparation and mastery for the PAA Certification. Publications: Translations... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Sheffield Room

11:00am CDT

8 Aspects of Wealth & Spiritual Dimensions of Money: Finding Wealth and Luck in your Chart
Wealth is more than material comfort. It includes health, success , courage, friendliness, skills and talents, dignity and memory of one’s Divine nature.   Barry will examine these qualities of Lakshmi in people’s charts and also bring in his experience doing  astrological trading profiles to see if there is successful trading and investing in your charts.  Discussion of transits, dashas, yogi points, Part of Fortune, Tarabla  will be discussed to access your trading and investment profile.

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avatar for Barry Rosen

Barry Rosen

Barry Rosen has been a financial astrologer for Fortucast Commodity Market Timers since 1987  & a professional astrologer at www.appliedvedicastrology.com.   He also has been involved in teaching yoga, and meditation for over 43 years and practices Jaimini astrology  about the soul's journey.   Barry has spoken  7 times  at the American Council of Vedic Astrology Conferences and also the British Association of Vedic Astrologers... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Kansas City Room

1:00pm CDT

Lunch Lectures

Friday May 25, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
TBA

2:30pm CDT

Essential Skills and Ethics for Consulting Astrologers
In these difficult times, the wisdom and knowledge of Counseling Astrology is invaluable. Solid "people" skills and ethical behavior are necessary components to increase credibility and acceptance of our "sacred soul work". This workshop will address why learning and practicing these principles is beneficial to the field of astrology, our clients, and us as practitioners. In depth exploration of basic and advanced counseling skills and guidelines for ethical behavior will be included.

Speakers
avatar for Diane Swanson

Diane Swanson

Owner, Walela Institute of Imaginal Healing
Diane is owner of Walela Institute of Imaginal Healing in Sonora, CA. She is a Certified Master Level Forrest Trained Evolutionary Astrologer, and has been a licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LAADAC-II) since 1996. In her private practice she employs multiple healing modalities... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

2:30pm CDT

Diachronicity and the Developmental Age Method
Diachronicity entails a meaningful coincidence between events from different stages that are expressions of the same planetary aspect. If houses represent developmental stages of specific duration, and planets in houses signal when that planetary process will be most acute, then aspects show connections between planetary periods. Learn how traumatic experiences from an earlier developmental level are unconsciously recreated at a later stage in order to be solved by virtue of the higher-level perspective.

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avatar for Glenn Perry

Glenn Perry

Director, Academy of AstroPsychology
Glenn Perry, PhD, is a professional astrologer and licensed psychotherapist in Melbourne-Viera, Florida. In addition to private practice, Dr. Perry is director of the Academy of AstroPsychology, an online school that offers a two-year Diploma Program. Glenn has authored nine books on astrology and lectures internationally on the application of astrology to the fields of counseling and consciousness. He has served as Board member, ethics chair, and research director for ISAR... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

2:30pm CDT

Location, Location, Location: Finding Love in All the Right (or Wrong) Places
Beginning with a brief intro to Astro*Carto*Graphy (a form of locational astrology), Ronnie, a longtime certified A*C*G practitioner, will show how location and transits can uncannily predict whether a relationship will succeed or fail. There will be numerous examples of famous couples and clients who found love in the right time and place, and others whose relationships were doomed to fail, leading to insights and techniques you can apply to your own life.

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avatar for Ronnie Dreyer

Ronnie Dreyer

Ronnie Gale Dreyer is an internationally known consultant based in NYC. A practitioner of Western and Indian astrology, she lectures for groups and conferences throughout the world, and conducts ongoing courses and webinars. Ronnie was guest lecturer for the MA program in Cultural... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Armitage Room

2:30pm CDT

Panel: Central Banks and the Future of the Dollar and Euro
Come join Karen Hamaker-Zondag, Georgia Stathis, and Raymond Merriman for a fascinating discussion on the Saturn/Pluto economic cycle and the charts of the Federal Reserve Board, USA, the European Union, and European Central Bank (ECB) to see if there is a theme about the future of the U.S. Dollar and the Euro Currency. What about China and its Central Bank? A “Great World Reset” is beginning. You don’t want to miss this!

Speakers
avatar for Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Recipient of the Regulus Award for Education in 1998 Astrological practice plus teaching astrology for more than 40 years I have written 36 books in Dutch, some of them are translated Editor of the Dutch Astrological Journal Symbolon Speaker at international conferences Teaching in... Read More →
avatar for Raymond Merriman

Raymond Merriman

Financial astrologer, market timer, and author of several books, including five volume series titled “The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing” (1997-2011), “Evolutionary Astrology: Journey of the Soul Through the Horoscope (1977),” and “The Solar Return Book of Prediction... Read More →
avatar for Georgia Stathis

Georgia Stathis

CEO, Starcycles Publishing
Georgia Stathis (www.starcycles.com) is author of Business Astrology 101, Pushing through Time: Synodic Cycles and their Developing Phases and other anthologies. She was undergraduate faculty at Kepler College www.kepler.edu. A popular international lecturer, she chairs the Alexandria... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

2:30pm CDT

Three Episodes of Our Lives: The 3rd, 7th and the 40th Days of the Moon
The significance of several numbers and their relation to geometry are well-known in many cultures. Helenistic texts mention a different method of forecasting life periods depending on the 3rd, 7th and 40th days of the natal chart. In numerous charts, I witnessed that these derivative charts correspond to specific conditions of our younger, mature and old-age years. In this talk, we are going to go over several life stories introducing this fascinating technique.

Speakers
avatar for Hakan Kirkoğlu

Hakan Kirkoğlu

Global Director - Turkey, School of Wisdom of Sky
Hakan has been a leading figure of Astrology in Turkey as a consultant, teacher and writer. (D.F.Astrol.S and ISAR CAP) He has BS in Management Engineering and MA degrees in History and Economics. He especially combines ancient techniques with contemporary issues. He was mundane astrology... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

2:30pm CDT

Astrology, Alchemy, Magic and the Four Elements
The original Hermetic paradigm consisted of three deeply inter-related sister arts, which are meant to be understood and practiced together. By reviewing some history and fundamental classical concepts such as qualities and temperament, we can understand an archetypal process and cycle of transformation illustrated in the ancient mandala known as the "square of opposites." Together these provide potent tools with which to arm our students and clients in their quests to manifest their spiritual potentials.

Speakers
avatar for Gary Caton

Gary Caton

Gary P Caton is an eclectic astrologer, successfully combining elements of traditional/visual techniques, classical horoscopy and modern astrology over the last 23 years. A true veteran speaker, Gary tours the circuit, presenting for 41 different organizations in 21 states, 4 countries... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

2:30pm CDT

Psychophysical Astrology: Dr. Hammer´s Theory Applied to Astrological Solar Arc Directions
All emotional crises that deeply impact our lives determine -at the very moment they happen- the organ, system or part of the body that will receive that impact during the following years to come. If we can identify the energies involved in the natal chart, we will be able to guide the client in the understanding of the symptom.

Speakers
avatar for Claudia Rizzi

Claudia Rizzi

Global Director - Argentina, Instituto Superior de Astrología ISAA
Astrologer – Counselor – Author. Early introduced in the deep study of Astrology since 1979, Claudia is a full-time Astrological Counselor. She achieved the ISAR C.A.P. Certification in 2005 and has a degree in Psychological Counseling (1993). Global Director for ISAR Argentina... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

2:30pm CDT

Ascensional Times: from Babylon to the Abbasids
This lecture will explain the meaning and uses of ascensional times, ways of measuring how fast the signs rise and how to make natal predictions with them. Ben Dykes will emphasize what kind of worldview they imply, and explain how ascensions work astronomically and in ancient map-making, in distributions (a kind of primary direction), in symbolic predictions by Valens, and the quick calculation of solar return Ascendants.

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avatar for Benjamin Dykes

Benjamin Dykes

Dr. Benjamin Dykes is a leading traditional astrologer and translator who earned his PhD in philosophy and taught philosophy courses at universities in Illinois and Minnesota. He recently published Astrology of the World Vols. 1-2 and Traditional Astrology for Today. In 2016-17 he... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Miami Room

2:30pm CDT

Planetary Interiority: Hillman and the Archetypal Psyche
James Hillman’s writings provide an invaluable foundation for understanding the bridge between psychology and astrology. Yet Hillman’s theoretical frame and mythopoetic perspective are rarely mentioned in astrological circles, despite the rich opportunity for cross-fertilization his work offers. This presentation explores these fertile possibilities by introducing the four modes of imagining in Hillman’s groundbreaking opus Re-Visioning Psychology (1974) and their significance in an archetypal psychological approach to astrology. The four modes of imagining:
  • Dehumanizing: moving from the personal to transpersonal
  • Psychologizing: seeing through from the literal to the metaphorical
  • Pathologizing: moving an affliction into a sense of hidden purpose
  • Personifying: moving from principle to presence

Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

2:30pm CDT

The Heart of Mars: Introducing the Mars Phases
It's time for a new vision of fiery Mars that both includes his rich, ancient understandings and transcends his 'evildoer' reputation. Introducing the 13 PHASES OF MARS, a complete system for delineating Mars both personally and societally! Discover the Good, the True and, yes, the Beautiful Mars. This lecture presents a true synergy between Mars on the chart and Mars in the sky through each of his phases with the Sun and with the Moon.



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avatar for Adam Gainsburg

Adam Gainsburg

Soulsign Astrology
Adam Gainsburg is an author, teacher and consulting astrologer focused on invigorating today’s astrologers with the living intelligence of a reunited astrology+astronomy as direct experience. His work on the heliacal cycles of the visible planets, the physics of the lunar nodes... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Grace Room

2:30pm CDT

Evolution and Soul-Making – Pluto in Transit
Pluto transits and particularly transiting Pluto square natal Pluto, evoke critical evolutionary junctures that can trigger karma; repressed traumas; soul wounds and shadow. Sharing case studies from 20+ years in Past and Present life Regression, Astrology and Shamanic practice, Patricia will illustrate these dynamics and share tips for counseling them, and for conspiring with evolution, for individuals and the Pluto generations. She will also touch upon the upcoming ‘collective initiation’ (Pluto Return) in the USA’s chart.

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avatar for Patricia Walsh

Patricia Walsh

www.HealThePast.com, Heal The Past
Patricia is a certified Deep Memory Process (DMP) regression practitioner and Chief Trainer for Dr. Roger Woolger’s Institute of Deep Memory Process® (since 2002). She is also a certified Evolutionary Astrologer from the Jeffrey Wolf Green School of Evolutionary Astrology (2004... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

2:30pm CDT

When the Whole World Goes South, the Unthinkable Happens
Between October 2016 and October 2018, Pluto in Capricorn crosses its own South Node. During the rise of Hitler and the crash of the Stock Market, Pluto crossed its North Node and tipped the balance of all world alliances and economies. Here's the real kicker: it slams into your private life as well. And what about your money?

*Pictures used in both talks may be only used for educational purposes only and some may be subjected to copyright.*

Speakers
avatar for Michael Lutin

Michael Lutin

The Astrology of Michael Lutin
5 Books, 5 musical shows, lectures and workshops from the jungles of Indonesia to the fruit sellers ofSan Francisco. I love all of my clients. I use astrology to tell people what is happening, help them do best what they want to do, reduce their suffering, and make them laugh while... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Clark Room

2:30pm CDT

From Biological Roots to Foster Parents: Adopted Children
What factors are found in the chart of an adopted child? How to interpret the charts of children whose parents are not the biological ones? The objective of this quantitative research is to determine the influence of planets of the natal and of conception charts, with the inclusion of Chiron, asteroid Child (4580), and asteroid Amalthea (113). The 78 charts to be analyzed are from Astrodatabank, (51 A-rated and 27 AA-rated).

Speakers
avatar for Ana Andrade

Ana Andrade

Ana Andrade is Peruvian astrologer based in Lima, Peru. She is graduated and postgraduated from the Fundacion Centro Astrologico de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ana is CAP – ISAR. She had published in the NCGR Research Journal and, as co-author, in the Journal of Research of the AFA... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

2:30pm CDT

Hellenistic Aspects and Trauma
Similar to a court of law, in Hellenistic astrology planets witness and testify before a judgment is rendered about the life of an individual. Discover how the evocative vocabulary of witnessing, testimony, casting and hurling rays, overcoming, flowing forth, enclosure, maltreatment, bonification, and spear-bearing clarify and deepen your interpretations of planetary aspects. In the process, learn how to identify the signature of trauma in the life as revealed by aspect patterns in the birth chart.

Speakers
avatar for Demetra George

Demetra George

WATCH MY INTERVIEWDemetra George (M.A. Classics) is a pioneering mythic-archetypal astrologer, who studies and translates Greek astrological texts, as well as the transmission of classical doctrines into the Arabic and Medieval worlds. Recipient of the Regulus Award, her work provides the keys to understandi... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

2:30pm CDT

Subtle Qualities of the Houses
Beyond the traditional attributes of the 12 bhavas (Jyotish houses), the astrological houses reveal how we are connected through time, to earthly matters. What is the rationale behind some of the classical associations of the houses? How does a person evolve based on which houses are activated over time? We take a look at directional strength, occupation of houses, bhavat bhavam, and the potential motivation that houses provide.

Speakers
avatar for Charlotte Benson

Charlotte Benson

Charlotte has practiced both Western and Vedic Astrology professionally, full time since 1972. She is the president of The American College of Vedic Astrology, Inc. Known as a friend of all astrologers, Charlotte has contributed her time and talents to the astrological community through... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Houston Room

4:30pm CDT

Before the Client Arrives
Master your pre-consultation prep time! Designed for intermediate to advanced astrologers, this practical lecture focuses on exactly what to do before your client arrives. Learn about the all-important Client Intake Form and best “customer service” practices. Discover why you should follow a procedure every time you analyze a chart: One will be provided. What’s the best way to prioritize and integrate all that information in a timely manner? Conquer your pre-client jitters through effective preparation!

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avatar for Linea Van-Horn

Linea Van-Horn

Linea Van Horn, C.A., NCGR, is the Astrologer at Large. Linea is Founder and past President of the San Francisco Astrological Society (1992-2014) and has served on three NCGR boards, including the Board of Examiners. Formerly employed in the astrology Internet industry, Linea is a... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Miami Room

4:30pm CDT

Transpersonal Transits to the Moon: Crisis or Enlightenment?
The transpersonal planets shift ever so slowly. If we are lucky enough (or not!) to experience a major transit of Uranus, Neptune or Pluto to our natal moon what can be expected? What are the distinguishing characteristics of such pivotal turning points? Research indicates these transits often `open an individual up' to their spiritual, psychic gifts, and healing gifts. We will compare and contrast these significant transits, and offer supportive tools to navigate them.

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avatar for Cassandra Butler

Cassandra Butler

A internationally regarded astrological counselor since 1997, Cassandra Joan Butler uses an integrative approach  blending mastery in astrology, body work and intuition. Annually presenting at Lilydale Assembly, Fellowships of the Spirit, Chautauqua Institution, SOTA and the Kepler... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

4:30pm CDT

Heliocentric Astrology: The Manifestation of Spirit
Almost all astrology is from the geocentric perspective, and rightfully so. We live on the Earth! Geocentric astrology is from the egoic/personality perspective, the issues and curriculum of our growth. Heliocentric astrology is a transpersonal perspective, removed from the personality and relating to spiritual energy. How is Spirit manifesting through you? How are you a conduit for soul? As we mature and grow spiritually, we "get out of the way" and bring heaven to earth.

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avatar for Eric Meyers

Eric Meyers

Eric Meyers is an astrological counselor, teacher and author. He holds an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder Colorado. A graduate of the Steven Forrest Apprenticeship Program, he seeks to add to the growing field of evolutionary astrology... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

4:30pm CDT

The Economic and Political Future of the United States based on the Barbault Planetary Cyclic Index
Significant turning points of the Barbault Planetary Cyclic Index from 2000 to 2021 are explored in regards to the U.S. Horoscope, making speculations on the nation's economic, political, military and technological future. Barbault's Cyclic Index - the sum of all the angular distances between the pairs of the outer planets, Jupiter through Pluto - has proven to be one of the most accurate predictive tools for mundane astrologers for determining global economic and political stability.

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avatar for William Stickevers

William Stickevers

With a broad scope of political, economic, psychological, spiritual, and metaphysical knowledge, William Stickevers systematically explores possibilities about the future and how they can emerge from the present by weaving current secular trends, geopolitical factors, and mundane... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

4:30pm CDT

Extra-Ordinary Events - Working with Transits, Progressions, and Solar Arc
Accurate predictions require the integration of transits, progressions, and solar arcs, plus an understanding of promised potential in the birth chart. This talk focuses on extraordinary events in one’s life. What are the key cycles when you get the dream job of your life or you lose it? Why is it that a few people can be incredibly successful while others toil with far less rewards? Example charts include Academy Award winners, Presidential candidates.

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avatar for Joyce  Levine

Joyce Levine

Joyce Levine of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is professional astrologer with 30+ years' experience. She works with individuals, couples, families, and businesses. Publications include Breakthrough Astrology, Transform Yourself and Your World, A Beginner’s Guide to Astrological Interpretation... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

4:30pm CDT

The Secrets of the 8th House
The 8th house is quite infamous among astrologers. Throughout the centuries it has been considered a house of loss, fear and even death. In the 20th century, humanistic astrologers assigned big money, sex and hidden, sinful pleasures to this house. However, is it really as black as it’s often painted? I shall investigate its old and new meanings and look at examples of how they have changed over the past few centuries.

Speakers
avatar for Izabela Podlaska-Konkel

Izabela Podlaska-Konkel

Co-owner, Albireo s.c.
Izabela Podlaska-Konkel has been an astrologer since 1998, co-founder and teacher in Warsaw School of Astrology. Runs one of the biggest and most popular polish astrology websites Astroportal.pl. Her articles on astrology are published in nationwide press on regular basis. Her books... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Houston Room

4:30pm CDT

Mental Health and the healing of the Soul
Mental Health is often a misunderstood topic. Conventional therapies do not address the issues from a spiritual point of view, and may miss very important factors in the healing process of people experiencing existential difficulties. Join us for a deep introspection into the human soul, the fundamental needs, and the path to healing.

Speakers
avatar for Maurice Fernandez

Maurice Fernandez

Vice-President, OPA
WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Maurice Fernandez, author of the books Neptune, the 12th House and Pisces (New Edition), and Astrology and the Evolution of Consciousness—Volume One, is a leading Evolutionary Astrology counselor and teacher currently based in Arizona. He directs a critically acclaimed pr... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

4:30pm CDT

Signals from the Planets Found in Weather Data
Historic annual almanacs published by Renaissance scientists Thomas Digges, Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler contained weather forecasts based on geocentric planetary alignments. Kepler argued that proof of astrology would be found in the observation of such correlations. Here I investigate this claim and report on a scientific testing of correlations between the planets and weather, in particular Sun and Saturn, using surface temperature records from North America and Europe.

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avatar for Bruce  Scofield

Bruce Scofield

Bruce Scofield is an astrological consultant specializing in psychological analysis, relationships and electional astrology. He has authored seven books and numerous articles on astrology, has served on the education committee of NCGR since 1979 and is presently serving as president... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

4:30pm CDT

Healing the Chiron-Wound
Chiron is often seen as a collective wound that is hard to heal. My decades long research clearly showed that it is a wound that originates from the unbalanced history of our culture, religion and family, unbalanced in masculine and feminine energies. It’s a history that wants to be solved in our life and I will show examples what this wound really wants to tell us. And yes, the wound can be healed…

Speakers
avatar for Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Recipient of the Regulus Award for Education in 1998 Astrological practice plus teaching astrology for more than 40 years I have written 36 books in Dutch, some of them are translated Editor of the Dutch Astrological Journal Symbolon Speaker at international conferences Teaching in... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Armitage Room

4:30pm CDT

Venus Afflictions
The Buddha says: “You could search the whole world over and never find anyone as deserving of your love as yourself.” Afflictions to Venus cause a deep disturbance to the sense of our own worth and value. Dalai Lama says “Self-hatred is far more extreme than being in a depressed state, it is very, very dangerous.” Venus afflictions need the assumptions and hesitations challenged and the capacity for freedom and happiness brought forth and celebrated!

Speakers
avatar for Anne Ortelee

Anne Ortelee

WATCH MY INTERVIEWAnne Ortelee is a certified astrologer by ISAR-CAP, AMAFA, NCGR-PAA Level 3 and OPA.  She has a busy consulting practice in New York City, NY. Anne is Treasurer for OPA and IAEA. Anne is on the Board of the CG Jung Foundation. Anne’s lectured at local, regional and national con... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

4:30pm CDT

The Great Initiations of the Capricorn Archetype
As the unfolding of Pluto in Capricorn continues with full strength, we see a society in which the structures of power are under pressure and each individual is pushed to take deeper responsibility for their own lives. Through this lecture we will explore how the sign of Capricorn reveals the mysteries of mastery over the personality and what society needs in order to face the obvious challenges of the future. Keyword: History repeating itself.

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avatar for Sol Jonassen

Sol Jonassen

Full time astrologer since 1999 with a national and international practice. Presented at the River of Stars conference (2011), Norwac (2014), OPA international Conference (2016), online EA conference (2014), for Kepler (2015) and will present in Costa Rica in 2017. Hosts the annual... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

4:30pm CDT

Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity via Co-operating with Nature's Guiding Genius-Uranus in Taurus
Dominance is an evolutionary dead-end. Let us die to, lest we die from. Empire ("row you bastards") is collapsing, but taking so much life down. Rising from the rubble the evolutionary anti-dote, a Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity: humans humbly co-operating with Nature's Guiding Genius, aka Uranus-Trickster- in Taurus, (trining Saturn for bonus points in manifesting.) Disciplined Wildness. Unique opportunity (Jupiter) and responsibility (Saturn) to borrow Intelligence from Flora Fauna. Radically Traditional Bio-Mimicry.

Speakers
avatar for Caroline Casey

Caroline Casey

Chief Trickster, Coyote Network News
WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Caroline: creator of Coyote Network News - mythological news service for the Trickster Redeemer within us all; astro* mytho* politico* guiding* meta-narrative *myriad venues; 26-years-host Visionary Activist Radio show  Critique and solution - guests are planets and libera... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Clark Room

4:30pm CDT

Chemistrology: The Astrology of Attraction & Instant Love
Have you ever met someone and felt instantly entranced, almost propelled towards them? Of course, we all have! There are specific planetary markers that take place between your planets and another person that symbolize these moments. This class will explore synastry charts, also called relationship astrology, for specific aspects that speak to a strong reaction, attraction, and love.

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avatar for Nadiya Shah

Nadiya Shah

Planning Committee
French Vanity Fair named Nadiya Shah one of the top 12 astrologers on the planet, crowning her a pioneer in video astrology. She is an Internationally Syndicated Astrologer, Author, Media Personality, and is one of the few people in the world to hold an M.A. in the Cultural Study... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Grace Room

4:30pm CDT

Mesopotamian Lunar Latitude
In ancient Mesopotamia, the movement of the planets and luminaries was likened to “heavenly writing,” messages from the gods scrawled across the evening skies. As such, the moon, the nearest and most dynamic of the celestial heralds, was essential to delineate. Join me in examining the critical junctures in the moon’s journey, how this ancient framework underlies the Western views on the moon’s nodes, and how we can bring this information into a modern consultation.

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avatar for Michelle Gould

Michelle Gould

ISAR Ethics Chair, Heavenly Writing Astrology
Michelle Gould, MFA, TACC, is an international speaker and teacher of astrology who enjoys integrating the best of traditional and modern techniques into her counseling practice. She is a founding member of the Association for Young Astrologers (AYA), past Treasurer of ISAR, an instructor... Read More →



Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

4:30pm CDT

Shani (Saturn): Spiritual Emergence or Emergency?
The transits and dashas of Saturn are powerful activators of our karmic condition. We will explore the transits of Shani over our natal planets and ascendant and focus on Sade Sati: the seven and 1/2 year transit over the Moon. Special emphasis will be placed on Shani's dasha and bhukti's (sub-cycles) as the ripening of one's karmic fruits of maturity. Saturn (Shani) is a planet of truth or consequences....misery or moksha. The choice is ours!

Speakers
avatar for Dennis Harness

Dennis Harness

Vedic Astrologer, Sedona Vedic Astrology
Dennis M. Harness, Ph.D. is a professional astrologer holding a doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology. For more than forty years, he has studied and practiced both Sideral and Tropical techniques. Dr. Harness is the President Emeritus of the American College of Vedic Astrology... Read More →


Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

8:00pm CDT

Party & Dance Cruise (Sold Out)
SOLD OUT!
Join us for gorgeous sunset cruise on Lake Michigan, with hors D’eourves, cash bar and dancing!
Departs from Navy Pier Friday at 8:30 pm.

Bus transportation from the hotel included.  Buses leave from across the street from the main hotel entrance – 6:15 – 7:45 pm.  Return buses start at 10:30pm.

Sorry - no refunds for this event once you register.

Friday May 25, 2018 8:00pm - 10:30pm CDT
Navy Pier
 
Saturday, May 26
 

8:00am CDT

Energy Astrology Morning Exercises
Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
 
Dr Lea Imsiragic created uniqe system for rising awarnes of your body needs, which combine knowledge from astrology and body physiology in simple 15 minutes excersise. You will learn how to work your horoscope through your body, get your metabolism going and keep focus for whole day, so you can embrace all UAC wisdom even better!

Speakers
avatar for Lea Imsiragic

Lea Imsiragic

Dr. Lea Imsiragic combines for over 10 years magneto-biology with astrology in her practice with clients and students. Drawing on her expertise in human physiology, acupuncture, Energy Psychology, flower essences, and astrology, Lea created an accurate astrological system for diagnosis... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
Halsted Foyer 4th Floor

8:00am CDT

Registration & Hospitality
Saturday May 26, 2018 8:00am - 4:45pm CDT
5th Floor Booth

8:30am CDT

9:00am CDT

The Corporate Astrologer - A Case in Point
As an astrologer you can be a valuable consultant in the business and corporate world. Based upon 40 years of practice, including 27 years as the astrologer for A.W. Hutchison & Associates, (1978 - 2005) which sold for $23 million in 2005, David will discuss what astrologers can offer their business and corporate clients. Learn the importance of defining a company astrologically and how to successfully build relationships with your business clients.

Speakers
avatar for David Railey

David Railey

Began professional practice (1976), after 6 years of study and passing the Atlanta Professional Astrologers Exam. Later passed the AFA and ISAR exams, becoming an ISAR CAP. Co-founded The Daily Planets with Jeff Jawer (1980). Active locally in MAAS, past president. UAC media liaison... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Houston Room

9:00am CDT

Radical Awakening: Uranus Opposition
The Uranus opposition that occurs as we enter the mid-life of our forties has a deservedly dramatic reputation. Known as a lightning strike of revelation within cycles of personal development, it brings shakeups that upend the previous status quo of our life. This talk will explore ways to respond to the liberating impulses that arise in correspondence, as well as its connection to transits involving Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto that lead into it.

Speakers
avatar for Gray Crawford

Gray Crawford

Gray Crawford is a practicing astrologer living in Olympia, Washington. Gray draws from diverse astrological influences including Dane Rudhyar, Evolutionary Astrology, Hellenistic Astrology and the Hermetic Arts. Gray synthesizes astrological approaches with an archetypal understanding... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Clark Room

9:00am CDT

The Whole Sky
The Greeks centered astrology on the ecliptic and older cultures focused on the horizon. While the zodiac is great for using the planets in horoscopes, what about the rest of the heavens? We’ll focuses on things that aren’t on the ecliptic like fixed stars and show integration into new chart forms. We’ll look at the importance of the horizon beyond things like the Ascendant. This talk is derived from ideas underlying Symmetrical Astrology.

Speakers
avatar for Gary Christen

Gary Christen

Owner, Astrolabe Software
WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Gary Christen, originator of Symmetrical Astrology is a C.A. NCGR PAA, PMAFA, CAP, ASP Faculty. The first person in modern times awarded an accredited BA in Astrology (Livingston College, Rutgers University, 1974). An international lecturer, professional astrologer, serv... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Grace Room

9:00am CDT

The Astrology of a New Vision of Capitalism
Earth stelliums always bring modern capitalism's speculative obsessions ‘down to earth’. They will dominate from 2018 through 2020. Astro-events of recent decades reveal ever more desperate, but unrealistic attempts to sustain a system past its sell-by date. How will the World Economy fare through these years? Does the Pluto-in-Aquarius period that will follow indicate something worse or better? Now is the time to look beyond conventional economic methodology and deeply discuss the astro-indicators.

Speakers
avatar for Roy Gillett

Roy Gillett

President The Astrological Association in UK [since 1999]; Chair of Trustees of a London Buddhist Centre. Organizer and/or speaker at world-wide international conferences since 1980; has published mundane forecasts all this time, firstly in astro-diaries and, from 2002, bi-monthly... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

9:00am CDT

Mars Our Warrior; Mars Our Destroyer
The sign, placement and aspects to Mars in our charts generally describes what we absorbed from our fathers in how to defend and protect ourselves. For Carl Jung it represented the principle of Individuation. Until we develop a conscious relationship with our Mars, we are helpless against our own reactions and victims of our own aggression while putting the blame on others. We shall look at how to empower Mars in the deepest sense.

Speakers
avatar for Darby Costello

Darby Costello

Darby Costello studied astrology in the 1960s in Boston. After living in Africa 12 years, she moved to London and in 1988 began teaching at the Centre for Psychological Astrology, where she became Head Tutor. She teaches at several international astrology schools, writes books, does... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

9:00am CDT

An Introduction to Medical Astrology by Sun Sign
Astrologer and Naturopath Kira Sutherland will take you on a journey through the world of modern medical astrology. Discover the astrological principles of health and disease and how these play out in each Sun Sign. Kira will also speak about natural medicines and foods that can assist your constitution and general wellbeing. This lecture will open up a part of astrology that has long been forgotten – one that once went hand-in-hand with all medicine.

Speakers
avatar for Kira  Sutherland

Kira Sutherland

WATCH MY INTERVIEW!Kira is an Australian Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist and Astrologer. She divides her time between clients, writing, and lecturing on natural medicine, wellbeing, and medical astrology. Known for her vibrant, straight forward teaching style, Kira has lectured in Medical Astrology... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Miami Room

9:00am CDT

What is a Daimon, and What Does it Have to Do with Astrology?
When I began my PhD research on the daimon in Hellenistic astrology, I had no idea of what I was going to find, only that astrology had Good Daimon and Bad Daimon houses, and a Lot of Daimon (aka Spirit). What I discovered was the daimon’s connection with Egyptian and Greek religion and philosophy, fate and incarnation, soul and mind, reason and passion. Come along on my journey to find the Daimon in our art. 

Speakers
avatar for Dorian Greenbaum

Dorian Greenbaum

Dorian Greenbaum, PhD (Warburg Institute, 2009), has practiced and taught astrology since 1992. Publications include: The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology: Origins and Influence (2015); Temperament: Astrology’s Forgotten Key (2005); Late Classical Astrology: Paulus Alexandrinus and... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

9:00am CDT

Planetary Symbolism & the Language of Archetypes
Planetary Archetypes exist within and outside us as symbols, originally based on mother/Moon and father/Sun, and carry multiple layers of meaning. Symbolic thinking taps into unconscious mythic layers of being, triggered into development at certain times and patterns. As mutable, contradictory, and magical, they return us to our origins. Jung’s “collective unconscious” is our gestation, which we will explore here. We choose our forms and change those choices through time and our paths of development.

Speakers
avatar for A.T. Mann

A.T. Mann

A.T. Mann (B.Arch. Cornell) is an astrologer, architect and designer. His books are: The Round Art, A New Vision of Astrology, Mandala Astrological Tarot, The Divine Plot, Astrology and Reincarnation; Sacred Landscapes and more. Life Time Astrology is based on the spiral solar system... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Michigan/MI State

9:00am CDT

Born on the Station
The degree on which a planet turns direction marks the beginning of another set of circumstances. Whether stationary or retrograde, the energy of the planet becomes highlighted and magnified in the person's horoscope and characterizes their journey. Find out where it takes them.

Speakers
avatar for Jackie Slevin

Jackie Slevin

Education Director, NCGR
Jackie Slevin M.A., C.A. NCGR-PAA, is the NCGR Director of Education and author of Finding Success in the Horoscope. A graduate of Classical Studies in Horary and biography writer for Lois Rodden’s Astrodatabank, she was a Track Coordinator and speaker at UACs 1998, 2002, and 2012... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Kansas City Room

9:00am CDT

Karmic Astrology: Planets in Aspect to the Lunar Nodes
Being able to understand the karma in any birth chart is invaluable – the Lunar Nodes are inextricably connected to fleshing out the karmic picture! In this lecture Laura will explore planets conjunct the south & north Nodes, along with planets square the Nodes.

Speakers
avatar for Laura Nalbandian

Laura Nalbandian

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR, NORWAC & SoulWise School of Astrology
A 2nd-generation astrologer based in Seattle; Laura has been active in the astro-community since 1990. She is the owner/coordinator of NORWAC, established in 1984.  She is a founding board member of Kepler College,1992; and a founding board member of IAEA, International Association... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Lincolnshire

9:00am CDT

The New Age of Air
In December 2020, there is a Jupiter/Saturn conjunction at 0 Aquarius, and for the next 200 years these conjunctions will all be in Air Signs. Whilst the last 200-year cycle took place in Earth, showing mastery and exploitation of matter, the new era will be about light. How will this affect human consciousness, and how peaceful – with Saturn, then Jupiter, conjoining Pluto in 2020 (and Pluto subsequently entering Aquarius) will the transition be?

Speakers
avatar for Adrian Duncan

Adrian Duncan

Adrian Ross Duncan has had a full-time astrology practice since 1985, is a former editor of the Astrological Journal and is author of “Doing Time on Planet Earth”, the World of Wisdom software/reports and “Astrology: Transformation and Empowerment”. His work can be seen today... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Sheffield Room

9:00am CDT

Intimacy Issues in the Birth Chart
We will explore how to delineate them in the birth chart, where they come from, and how to most effectively cope with them by understanding the motivation of the planets that drive us. Understand the dynamics that hold you back from having the quality and experience of intimacy that you desire! This talk will be a fun, informative, and practically applicable as we discuss astrology from a sex positive, non-judgmental and inclusive perspective.

Speakers
avatar for Jessica Lanyadoo

Jessica Lanyadoo

Love, Lanyadoo
Jessica Lanyadoo has been a full-time, consulting astrologer since 1999. Her work is relevant, poignant, and innovative, while her approach to astrology is pragmatic, irreverent, and compassionate. She specializes in medical astrology, prenatal conditions in the birth chart, and couples... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Armitage Room

9:00am CDT

Advanced Traditional Personality Analysis
We think of traditional astrology as being mainly predictive, but did you know that it has a rich tradition of analyzing personality and behavior from natal charts? Learn reliable, centuries-old techniques that quickly hone in on key personality characteristics. You will gain insights into familiar charts and develop an eye for essential chart elements rarely used today, becoming a better astrologer in the process. Don't miss this unique talk!

Speakers
avatar for Nina Gryphon

Nina Gryphon

ISAR BOARD
Nina Gryphon is a practicing traditional astrologer and corporate lawyer living in Los Angeles. She completed John Frawley’s Horary Apprenticeship, and holds a Diploma in Horary from the School of Traditional Astrology. Nina teaches and practices astrological magic, and writes horary... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Scottsdale Room

9:00am CDT

Rahu and Ketu, our Karmic Destiny
Discover how the placement of Rahu and Ketu in a birth chart reveal the karmas of the soul. They shed light on our past to unleash our future potential.

Speakers
avatar for Joni Patry

Joni Patry

Galactic Center
Joni is one of the most recognized Vedic astrologers in the world. She published many books, and appeared on national and international television, her YouTube channel and an online magazine, Astrologicmagazine.com. As the keynote speaker for international conferences, she has a Japanese... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Los Angeles Room

9:00am CDT

Neptune: The Greatest Malefic
Neptune transits or progressions may fall into the background of a predictive astrologer’s toolbox, yet often coincide with some of the most difficult periods in a client's life. Neptune's influence can be hard to define, and so its' effects difficult to work with. Yet consistently Neptunian periods correspond with upsetting or confusing times. Explore how this planet delivers a hidden punch, and discover ways to avoid its malefic impact.

Speakers
avatar for Damian Rocks

Damian Rocks

Chief Star-Gazer, Stars Like You
Damian Rocks is a professional astrologer, teacher and writer. He runs a diverse practice from Australia with a focus on astrology, health and wellbeing. He manages www.starslikeyou.com.au - a great site visited by thousands monthly and in 2017 launched the word's first astrology... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:45am CDT
Belmont Room

11:00am CDT

The Outer Planets and Money
What happens when an outer planet enters your second or eighth house? It might or might not be what you think! We'll discuss these transits. We'll also discuss conjunctions to the Moon's Nodes. If time permits, we might even look at Saturn.

Speakers
avatar for Donna Van Toen

Donna Van Toen

Donna Van Toen is the founder of SOTA, a regional conference held in the Buffalo NY area each year. She is also an active consultant and teacher who has lectured for numerous schools and groups in the US and Canada. Her approach is psycho-spiritual and she is known for her wit in... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

11:00am CDT

Progressed Lunar Returns
So often eclipsed by the more widely-known Saturn returns, the progressed lunar returns at age 27 and age 54 are equally significant. They set the attitudinal stage for a successful passage out of youth and into mid-life, or out of mid-life and into the cycle of the elder. Implicit in every "mood" are a set of values and interests. Get them right, and you've set the stage for happiness as you move forward in years.

Speakers
avatar for Steven Forrest

Steven Forrest

Forrest Astrology
Steven Forrest is the author of several astrological bestsellers including, The Inner Sky. His work has been translated widely and he has traveled world-wide teaching his brand of choice-centered evolutionary astrology— an astrology which integrates free will, grounded humanistic... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Clark Room

11:00am CDT

Making a Difference with Declination
With the premise founded on the creation symbol, the fabled Vescia Pisces and grounded in earth's dynamics, discover the impressive difference that declination offers as shown from visual astronomy (parallel versus a conjunction), to application -- a precision often unattainable by only longitude. Delineated examples offer insight into interpretation of north versus south parallels, contra-parallels and antiscia, plus the power points (23 and 0 degrees), the manifestation degree and the cascade effect.

Speakers
avatar for Leigh  Westin

Leigh Westin

Leigh Westin (MS; MA; D.F. Astrol.S.; CA, NCGR), NCGR’s Chapter Director and Examiner for NCGR-PAA, pioneered research founding a declination premise from Earth’s dynamics, the LunarSeasonsTM theory, Venus and Mars out-of-bounds in fixed signs, and a declination basis of antiscia... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

11:00am CDT

The Saros Cycle and Eclipse Paths
This lecture will outline how the Saros yields important cycles of 18, 36, 54, years and longer. The birth of the cycle coincides with major developments in countries and cultures. The repetition of the cycle revives old historical themes while the path points to the area in which the action is likely to manifest. Historical examples will be followed by future projections.

Speakers
avatar for William Meridian

William Meridian

Bill Meridian has been in the investment and astrology fields since 1972. He specializes in mundane and financial astrology. Bill first computerized financial astrology in the 1980s. He is a member of the Kenos Circle futurist society. He has authored 3 books and has reprinted the... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

11:00am CDT

The Transiting Saturn Story
The Saturn return is a well-known and major astrological event, but this is still only one piece of a larger life story. The Saturn cycle, when transiting Saturn makes regularly timed aspects to one’s natal Saturn placement, illustrates a particular theme continually developed over time during an individual’s life. Rather than viewing these as isolated transits, asking about events earlier in a person’s life helps connect both of you to the larger story.

Speakers
avatar for Leisa Schaim

Leisa Schaim

Auspicious Elections, The Astrology Podcast
Leisa Schaim is a consulting astrologer, speaker, and researcher based in Denver, Colorado. She selects 'The Astrology Podcast's' electional charts, co-hosts the Auspicious Elections Podcast, and co-wrote an electional column for "The Mountain Astrologer" magazine. Leisa enjoys exploring... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

11:00am CDT

The Signs of the Zodiac
We will discuss the signs from a variety of perspectives. We will look at the ancient meanings, the modern meanings, the mythology of different cultures, and what I have learned from clients over my 40 years of practice. We will have fun by creating new images for the signs to add to the traditional ones.

Speakers
avatar for Arlan Wise

Arlan Wise

Arlan Wise, ISAR CAP and OPA certified, has worked as a professional consulting astrologer since 1978.She has been on the Board of Directors of OPA since 1994, serving two terms as President. She is currently OPA’s Director of Education. Arlan was instrumental in setting up OPA’s... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Kansas City Room

11:00am CDT

Elections for Surgery
Some days are better than others for anything, but in particular for surgery. Surgery is serious stuff. My work in electing dates for surgery tends toward being conservative and yet, after doing the research and arriving at a few charts, I have to eliminate some. I choose the one that feels best if basic criteria are met.

Speakers
avatar for Dorothy Oja

Dorothy Oja

Dorothy Oja, ISAR C.A.P. Author: Planetary Resonance, Everything Leaves a Trace & Computer reports: Compatibility & Conflict. Newsmagazine: PlanetWeather, published 24 years. Specialties: Surgery elections, Davison Relationship analysis. Faculty: IAA & Kepler college. New project... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Belmont Room

11:00am CDT

The Role of Light in Astrology – A Paradigm of Light, Vision and Reflection
Ancient astrology has a rich tapestry of concepts revolving around light, characterizing astrological dynamics in terms of relationships of light and dark, vision and reflection, with many elements defined and measured by their differing quality and magnitude of light. The lecture will explore the primary role of light, philosophically and practically, and show how it is embedded in astrological symbolism, and how to interpret it through the many layers of chart delineation.

Speakers
avatar for Michael Ofek

Michael Ofek

Michael Ofek is a professional astrologer, researcher, cosmologist and astral magician from Israel. He has been practicing astrology for more then two decades, avidly researching all branches of the ancient tradition, with an emphasis on Hellenistic Astrology and its connection with... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Armitage Room

11:00am CDT

The 28 Phases of the Moon – What They Look Like When You Sit Down Next to them at Breakfast
Specific pragmatic ways to explain and use them with your clients and with yourself. Based on Yeats’ A Vision, and the work of Busteed and Wergin. In the great mandala of life, the moon phases give us some sense of the consciousness we were born with, how we move our energy, and what this lifetime is about for us.

Speakers
avatar for Linda Leaman

Linda Leaman

UAC Advisor
Linda Leaman PhD, CAP, has been a full-time astrologer for over 25 years. She’s taught astrology at all levels and conducted workshops on many topics, but her particular emphasis has been on the 28 Phases of the Moon. She has served on the AFAN steering committee, served as its... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Miami Room

11:00am CDT

The Horoscope: Divine Tool for Individuation
As a Jungian Analyst, I am continuously blown away by the power and insight of the horoscope to help reveal the unconscious individuation process, dreams and "unlived potential" and parental complexes of the client. With particular focus on 12th house, ascendant, Sun and Saturn, we'll examine the ways in which the horoscope lends as a divine psychic roadmap/mandala. We'll also integrate fascinating case studies and research from my eighteen years as an astrologer/ psychoanalyst.

Speakers
avatar for Sherene Schostak

Sherene Schostak

Sherene Schostak, M.A. is a Jungian Analyst and astrologer in private practice in NYC, San Francisco and India for the past eighteen years. Published books include: Speculation, Now (Duke University Press), Transpersonal Astrology, Surviving Saturn’s Return: (McGraw Hill), Dog Stars... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Lincolnshire

11:00am CDT

Astrology and the Great Ages
When does a Great Age truly begin? What are the astrological and astronomical dynamics involved in the shifting Ages? And what is the broader significance of the upcoming return of Uranus to its 1781 discovery point? Drawing on 30 years of research, Ray will explore these and other questions, while considering how the unfolding transition between Pisces and Aquarius can help to illumine current events in the world.

Speakers
avatar for Ray  Grasse

Ray Grasse

Ray Grasse is author of The Waking Dream, Signs of the Times, and Under a Sacred Sky, and has contributed to numerous anthologies. For ten years he worked on the editorial staffs of Quest Books and The Quest magazine, and is currently associate editor of The Mountain Astrologer magazine... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Sheffield Room

11:00am CDT

An Eagle Eye View of Relationships and Marriages
This lecture focuses on our findings with my research group, the ‘Gators’ , researched over 1200 marriages showing how the Davidson and composite charts play out in a relationship between two people. I will be talking about astrological aspects and concepts from the first attraction and what leads to marriage. I will show you how you can see if the couple that is dating will lead to the altar and when.

Speakers
avatar for Alphee Lavoie

Alphee Lavoie

Alphee is a full-time astrologer for over 50 years, Certified Level IV. 12 years Ncgr Research Director, lectured worldwide at conferences, nominated six UAC’s in a row for Research Award. Alphee has authored four best selling horary books ,writes a monthly horary column in Dell... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

11:00am CDT

Identifying Life Purpose with Astrology
One of life’s Big Questions, which most people ask of themselves at one time or another, is ‘Why am I here?’ Fortunately, astrology provides a road map. This talk will cover several traditional techniques to identify the most appropriate and constructive avenues for personal development in a birth chart.

Speakers
avatar for Marcos Patchett

Marcos Patchett

Marcos gained the London School of Astrology’s Certificate in 2006, since when he developed his knowledge of traditional astrology through reading, home study, and experience. He is currently a herbal medicine clinical training supervisor at Middlesex University, and practices herbalism... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Grace Room

11:00am CDT

The Skill and Art of Nimitta
The techniques and messages derived through Nimitta are found in a limb of Jyotish called Samhita. Here we find ancient techniques designed to unlock chart mysteries by connecting us with nature and listening to her messages. Don't be fooled, these ain't your mama's omens! Angela offers a modern interpretation and technique to keep this limb of Jyotish relevant in today's busy world. Learn how to add these rich layers of interpretation to your consultations.

Speakers
avatar for Angela Pennington

Angela Pennington

Angela is certified Jyotisha Ratna™, Jyotisha Prabakara™, Vedic Astrology Coach™ and Jyotish Online Instructor™ through the American College of Vedic Astrology. She serves on the ACVA Board of Directors and is a full time Vedic astrologer. She is joint owner of SerenityTreeHealing.com... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Houston Room

1:00pm CDT

Lunch Lectures

Saturday May 26, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
TBA

2:30pm CDT

Marketing – Getting the Word Out
You have spent years honing your skills as an astrologer. How do you get the phone to ring? How do you get the word out that you are ready for work? These are fundamental questions all astrologers have. In business there are four P’s of Marketing: Pricing, Product, Place and Production. As an entrepreneur- these P’s apply to your business. This talk focuses on how to develop a solid marketing plan using the four P’s.

Speakers
avatar for Marie O'Neill

Marie O'Neill

Marie O’Neill (MBA) is the founder of Padma Life Coaching located in Santa Rosa California. Her specialties are: Evolutionary Astrology, Past Life Regression and Life Coaching. Marie is a Master Level Certified Evolutionary Astrologer through Steven Forrest’s Apprenticeship Program... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

2:30pm CDT

Who Do You Think You Are?
Since forming the first human collectives, people have been faced with at least three milestones of personal development; becoming secure within the family unit, partnering with others in cooperative endeavors, and becoming a productive and dependable contributor to the larger social group. By synthesizing the insights of astrologers with the observations of behavioral scientists, a coherent system is established in the birth chart where all three phases of personal development are found to operate interdependently.

Speakers
avatar for Bill Nastasiak

Bill Nastasiak

Bill Nastasiak first became interested in astrology in late 1969 when a relative gave him a copy of Edgar Cayce's biography, "There Is A River." In the second part of that book, Cayce suddenly expands the scope of his readings beyond simple medical diagnoses to include references... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

2:30pm CDT

Into Each Relationship Some Rain Must Fall
Every relationship hits some bumps in their relationship. Knowing beforehand what is coming down the pike will enables a couple to navigate the rain and prevent a drizzle from turning into a full-fledged hurricane. Viewing the charts on a 90 degree dial, with progressions, solar arc directed planets and transits. We can tell if there is a divorce attorney or re-commitment is in their future.

Speakers
avatar for Arlene Nimark

Arlene Nimark

Arlene Marcia Nimark, Uranian Astrologer, C.A. NCGR is and has been a full time astrologer since 1980. From 1992 through 2000 Arlene had served on the NCGR National board. She is on the faculty of the NYC NCGR Chapter. Arlene has lectured at numerous conferences including the 2013... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

2:30pm CDT

The Astrology of Wealth
Why do some people appear able to manufacture wealth whilst others experience constant struggle in their financial lives? This talk considers how to improve financial well-being by building confidence in personal financial management. Using basic astro-financial techniques examples will be given of how to work with the markets.

Speakers
avatar for Christeen Skinner

Christeen Skinner

The Financial Universe
Christeen Skinner D.F.Astrol. S., FRSA is a Director of Cityscopes London Ltd. Christeen works with fund managers, entrepreneurs and investors. She is author of several books on financial astrology and taught for the Faculty of Astrological Studies. She is Chair of the Advisory Board... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

2:30pm CDT

On Solar Returns, A Traditional Timing Technique
A Solar Return is a forecasting method used to determine what preexisting natal possibilities may break for a given solar year. Beginning with an examination of the Natal, followed by a similar inspection of the Return, we note what natal configurations are repeated in the Return. Repetition is key to this technique. Returns provide deep insight into a person’s yearly events; and provide a basis on which to give counsel.

Speakers
avatar for Robert Corre

Robert Corre

Robert, practices in New York. He lectures internationally and teaches five classes weekly, twice locally and three times live over the Internet. His two-year program focuses on helping students develop good work habits and technique based on the methods of Morin as taught by Zoltan... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

2:30pm CDT

Activated Configurations & Aspect Networks Show Major Life Themes
The Jones 7 and Jansky 3 planetary configurations provide a narrow interpretive path, but several planets at the same degree form irregular patterns with interpretive value as well. Some argue to include the nodes and angles! Any configuration describes a life theme and becomes greatly important when the Lights or Ascendant ruler is activated; less so if Mercury, Venus or Mars are the fastest moving planets; and less personal if only outer planets configure.

Speakers
avatar for Carol Tebbs

Carol Tebbs

Vice-President & Instructor, Kepler College
C. A. P. certified, Carol Tebbs has served the astrology community since 1971 as: UAC Co-Founder, Board Chair and Director, UAC’ 95 Coordinator, 3 terms ISAR President, 10 terms ISAR Board member and currently an ISAR Advisor. Carol was Kepler College President 2003-2006 and currently... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Grace Room

2:30pm CDT

Trauma and Recovery: Identifying Crisis and Resilience in the Chart
The astrological chart provides a clear map of the challenges that lie in wait for each of us. We can diagnose the sources of stress by synthesizing a few chart indicators. Then we develop ways to help clients prepare for and recover from difficult events by mobilizing their unique strengths. While I use Vedic Astrology, my experience as a psychiatric social worker, specializing in crisis assessment, will help prepare attendees to identify and address trauma.

Speakers
avatar for Bill Sinclair

Bill Sinclair

Bill Sinclair began studying Vedic Astrology in 2002 with Ronnie Dreyer and continues his studies with Komilla Sutton. Bill holds a Level 1 Jyotish Certification from the American College of Vedic AstrologyTM (ACVA) and the Jyotish Shastri Diploma from Komilla Academy of Vedic Studies... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

2:30pm CDT

Reincarnation's Recurring Influence on Astrology
We know that reincarnation has long been an accepted concept in Asia. But ideas about reincarnation and its connection to Western astrology can also be traced back to antiquity. This talk will survey the surprising places and people who discussed reincarnation and ideas about karma, We will see how this surfaced multiple times in Western astrology, spirituality and philosophy. We start in ancient Greece with Pythagoras and end with the modern version of evolutionary astrology.

Speakers
avatar for Enid Newberg

Enid Newberg

President, Kepler College
Enid Newberg, MA. Enid has an extensive background in information systems and online learning. An astrologer since 1973, she first joined Kepler College as a board member in 1993 and was President when it first opened. in 2000. She was re-hired as President in 2006. Enid has taught... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

2:30pm CDT

Honey in the Heart: Emotional Alchemy of the Venus Pentangle
The orbit of Venus has a highly aesthetic cycle. Every eight years, "she" goes retrograde five times, describing a pentagonal star around the zodiac. During these repeating cycles, the goddess descends below the horizon to commune with the Sun, pulling us deep into a personal process of emotional alchemy. We’ll look at how this exercise in heart intelligence works individually and in relationships, while considering the larger meaning of the current cycle.

Speakers
avatar for Kelley Hunter

Kelley Hunter

Kelley Hunter, Ph.D. is a seasoned Depth Astrologer and AstroMythologist. Her teaching and consultation work are informed by psychology, spirituality, stargazing and creative processes, primarily visual and dramatic arts. Author of Living Lilith: Four Dimensions of the Cosmic Feminine... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Miami Room

2:30pm CDT

Adding Star Stories
As astrologers we have grown to understand the planetary cosmos, yet when we raise our eyes to the heavens we encounter a rich tapestry of human mythology held in the stars. This stellular mythology when placed into the horoscope reveals another level of our sense of who we are - an individual linked to the stuff of stars. In this lecture Bernadette will show you how these star stories are woven into your life. NOTE: I have uploaded a draft of my presentation as it contains an appendix of some star meanings. It will make it easier for you to take notes in the lecture. 

Speakers
avatar for Bernadette Brady

Bernadette Brady

Director, Astro Logos UK, Ltd
Bernadette Brady holds a PhD in Anthropology (2012) UWTSD and she is co principle of Astro Logos Ltd and is a professional consulting and teaching astrologer. She is also a tutor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in the online MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. Her... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Armitage Room

2:30pm CDT

Chiron, An Evolutionary Perspective
Showing up as a chronic issue, background theme, defining life signature or one’s destiny, Chiron’s chart signature taps a specific pool of peak memory imprints. Threading through many lifetimes, these stand-out imprints prompt an inner struggle within consciousness. Chiron’s healing mandate aims to eliminate one’s illusion of separateness, so that the “rider and the horse are one”. Chiron’s transit through Aries now calls the spiritual warrior to act on behalf of the soul.Looking forward to presenting for you today! 

Speakers
avatar for Rose Marcus

Rose Marcus

Rose Marcus, Evolutionary Astrologer, ISAR CAPRose's first book, “Insights into Evolutionary Astrology”, was published by Llewellyn Worldwide in July, 2010.In addition to a busy consultation practice, Rose writes an in-depth monthly forecast for her own website, and a weekly astrology... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

2:30pm CDT

Fully Loaded: The Roaring 2020's
Beginning with the "Capricorn Crescendo" and Eclipses of late 2019 &early-mid 2020, the 3rd decade of the 21st Century promises to be one of the most dynamic in recorded history. The economic volatility Uranus in Taurus, Neptune's entrance into Aries (the glorification of war?), the Pluto-Return of the USA, Uranus' entrance into Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius (POWER to the PEOPLE!) are but some of the celestial highlights of this imminent action-packed decade.

Speakers
avatar for Shelley Ackerman

Shelley Ackerman

ISAR BOARD
After graduating from NYC’s HS of Music & Art, She began working and performing at the world-famous Improvisation. Throughout her award-winning career, she studied astrology and collected birth data. Eventually, astrology eclipsed all. In 1992 She obtained the then candidate Bill... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Clark Room

2:30pm CDT

A Synastry Reservoir of Possibilities and Potential
Every natal chart has voids and we continuously learn how they might operate when somebody comes along and fills them or triggers these areas. These voids can exist in numerous ways and they are often dominant or obscured in relationships, yet where we yearn to feel complete. This talk will illustrate how the dynamics of voids might be played out in the various relationships we develop.

Speakers
avatar for Wendy Stacey

Wendy Stacey

Director, The Mayo School of Astrology
WATCH MY INTERVIEWWendy Stacey B.A, M.A, Dip LSA is Chairperson for the Astrological Association and Principal of the international Mayo School of Astrology. She is the author of Consulting with Astrology (2011), Uranus Square Pluto (2012), Covid-19 through the Microscopic Lens of Astrology (2020... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

2:30pm CDT

Planetary Hours and Electional Astrology
Planetary hours were used extensively by magicians for establishing times for rituals. As astrologers, we can use these to create a quick and dirty electional – an event in a day that otherwise may not have very much going for it. Learn how to operate with these hours, and how to pick better times in any day.

Speakers
avatar for Lee Lehman

Lee Lehman

Practical application is one persistent hallmark that has defined Lee Lehman. She is the author of eleven books. She teaches regularly at Midwest School of Astrology, and Kepler College. She is a Tutor for the School of Traditional Astrology, both in horary and in a medical course... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

2:30pm CDT

Atmakaraka and Amtyakaraka: The King and his Minister in the Planetary Pantheon in your Chart
Did you know that there is one single most planet that colours everything in your life? it will be the reigning theme.Atmakaraka or the 'Soul's Significator' is the king of your chart and is the planet with the highest longitudinal degrees. It is 'the' planet calling the shots. The planet with the second highest longitudinal degrees serves as the advisor for the Atmakaraka planet. Together, the King and his Minister provide a very clear idea of what and how the native will go about fulfilling their promise and destiny.For those who are new to this, finding the Sidereal Degrees of your planets is easy. Visit https://www.circleofdivine.com/your-planets

Speakers
avatar for Sonal Sachdeva

Sonal Sachdeva

Jyotish(Vedic)Consultant at Watkins,Oldest Esoteric Bookshop on the planet, DivineAstroEssences
In 2010 she founded Circle of Divine, an esoteric educational group featuring workshops and video on all aspects of divination by practitioners from around the World. Sonal studied at Liz Greene's CPA and now Vedic under Pandit Sanjay Rath. Her Vedic practice includes Watkins, one... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Houston Room

4:30pm CDT

The Ins and Outs of Reading Business Charts
Business and organizational charts have a different structure for reading them. Each company chart shows the company reputation, the products and services, the income streams and profits, customers and vendors, employees, managers and owners, sales, marketing and distribution, legal issues, the company facility and their blind spot. It also shows the various departments of a company. Discover how to really read a business or organizational chart, and which charts to use for different purposes. This is especially valuable if you plan to time the start of new businesses.

Speakers
avatar for Madeline  Gerwick

Madeline Gerwick

Founder, Polaris Business Guides LLC
Madeline Gerwick is an internationally recognized, business and economic astrologer. Since 1997, she's annually produced The Good Timing Guide and Newsletters, and she co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astrology. She's a selected expert in the book, Success Manifesto, with... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

4:30pm CDT

Secondary Progressions: Ready or Not!
The all-important predictive technique of Secondary Progressions really let us know what we are "ready" for. Without them, transits can be misleading and our predictive work runs the risk of being superficial and pat. True, transits might let us know what might or could happen, but Secondary Progressions let us know what we are ready and open to have happen. Emphasis will be placed on cyclical progressions, such as progressed new and full moons.

Speakers
avatar for John Marchesella

John Marchesella

John Marchesella is a full time astrologer in New York and in Los Angeles. John is a past Chair of NCGR, and has served as President and Education Director of NCGR-NYC. He is fully certified by NCGR-PAA, and a frequent contributor to astrological publications and speaker around the... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

4:30pm CDT

The Five Elements of Chinese Astrology
Besides the 12 Animal signs, the heart of Chinese Astrology is the five elements and the quality of each element being Yin or Yang. The five elements interact with each other in a creative cycle or a destructive cycle. This five element system is the basis medicine, architecture and daily things such as cooking and exercise. Combining this information with the 12 Animal signs you can delineate the personality and predict outcomes.

Speakers
avatar for Donna Stellhorn

Donna Stellhorn

Astrologer and Feng Shui Expert, Feng Shui Form
Donna Stellhorn is a professional Astrologer and Feng Shui expert with more than 20 years' experience. She's the author of 12 books on everything from Fertility Feng Shui to Space Clearing to her annual Chinese Astrology Series - now the third best-selling Chinese Astrology series... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Houston Room

4:30pm CDT

Oil Prices, the Stock Market, the Economy and the Future of Our Society
This presentation will examine the historic correlation between economic and astrological patterns, including bubbles and crashes, how the fluctuation in commodity prices and the stock markets influence our political and social changes and how these fluctuations relate to the movement of the outer planets. What to expect for our society in the near future and how best to prepare.

Speakers
avatar for Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Scott Lewis has been a professional astrologer for more than three decades. His specialties include medical and financial astrology. For 14 years he worked on the floor of the New York Mercantile exchange accurately predicting the rise of oil prices, collapse of the housing... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

4:30pm CDT

Fractal Progressed Houses: An Improved Way to Progress House Cusps
Secondary progressions are based on a simple idea: each day after birth is lived out as a year of life. Although the concept is simple, there are different theories on how to progress houses. Some of the greatest authorities disagree on which method is best. A new way to progress house cusps known as fractal progressed houses is introduced. Fractal progressed houses, unlike other methods, has a sound theoretical basis.

Speakers
avatar for David Cochrane

David Cochrane

ISAR BOARD
David is a Vibrational Astrologer, researcher, writer and teacher. He has made more than 600 free youtube videos that have a total of more than two million views. He has won multiple awards, including the 2018 Regulus Award in "Discovery, Innovation and Research," and awards from... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

4:30pm CDT

Pluto Around and Through
This lecture delves into Pluto’s realm to orient and deepen our ability to interpret this magnificent archetype both natally and predictively. Using image, music, and didactic modes, we explore Pluto’s themes, motifs, archetypes, gifts through Jung and other psychoanalytic approaches, attachment theory, spiritual, alchemical, and practical levels of manifestation.

Speakers
avatar for Claudia Bader

Claudia Bader

A psycho-spiritual experiential astrologer who loves research and prediction, Claudia has pioneered the interface between psychoanalysis, astrology, alchemy, art, and mandalas since 1973. Using multimedia, she has taught this mix in Asia, Europe, Canada, and the US Creator and facilitator... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

4:30pm CDT

Sacred Geometry and Healing Emotional Disorders
This class explores harmonic patterns in the birth chart that can help the astrologer gain awareness of underlying emotional challenges in a client’s life that would not be apparent from the natal chart alone. Methods for helping clients address patterns of depression, trauma, and other psychological problems will be presented using harmonic charts.

Speakers
avatar for Gisele Terry

Gisele Terry

Gisele Terry is an astrologer and psychotherapist from Los Angeles, California. She was the president of ISAR from 2008 to 2014, co-founder of the ISAR Consulting Skills Program, and author of The Progressed Moon Around the Zodiac; Charting Development with Astrology. She served on... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

4:30pm CDT

Fate, Free Will and Contemplation
This is a discussion of the various attitudes toward free will and fate as found in ancient philosophy and astrology and how these pertain to modern astrology all of which has particular importance for modern ideas in experiential astrology. Particular emphasis will be given to the philosophy of Plotinus and his successors. No great knowledge of astrology is required and all of the required philosophy will be covered in the lecture.

Speakers
avatar for Robert Hand

Robert Hand

Robert Hand is one of the world's leading astrologers. Born in 1942, he began learning astrology at the age of 17 from his father Wilfred Hand, a friend of the late Charles Jayne. Rob has been a student of astrology since 1960 and a professional astrologer since 1972. He received... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Clark Room

4:30pm CDT

In Praise of Melancholy - Reframing Jupiter and Saturn
Fear and faith, effort and grace, must we tremble in the presence of Saturn while desperately hoping for the embrace of Jupiter’s beneficence? Can we find something of value in Saturn’s province? Is it possible we misread Saturn’s blessing as curse? Come explore how to reframe our understanding of these imaginal gods toward greater professional and personal enrichment.

Speakers
avatar for Brad Kochunas

Brad Kochunas

Brad Kochunas is a therapeutic astrologer and retired clinical mental health counselor. He spent three decades behind the scenes in prison doing counseling and teaching astrology. He is an award winning writer, educator, and popular speaker at conferences. He still sees occasional... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

4:30pm CDT

Aversion - Astrology’s Hidden Aspect
Aspects can be considered ‘rays of light’ connecting houses and/or planets. Even challenging aspects get the opportunity to communicate. What happens when the Lord of a house cannot see where it rules? Aversion illuminates the blind spots in a birth chart. By the end of this talk you’ll be able to identify, understand and explain what aversion reveals about the associated house topics in the birth chart, adding a valuable tool to your delineation kit!

Speakers
avatar for Cassandra Tyndall

Cassandra Tyndall

Global Director - Australia
Based in Brisbane, Australia, Cassandra’s interest in Astrology began as a teenager reading horoscopes. With over 10 years in practice, she is known for her honesty, passion and insight, with clients all over the globe! Cassandra combines ancient techniques with a modern day approach... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Grace Room

4:30pm CDT

The Septile Aspect and Its Association with Near-Death and Multi-Dimensional Phenomena
In researching Multi-Dimensional Phenomena, there is a strong correlation between these events and the Septile Aspect. Charts of documented NDEs and Abductees will be discussed. Transiting Septile aspects will be discussed and how to utilize them. I will discuss the Galactic Center, remote viewers for the US and Russian governments, and the James Spottiswoode research for the Society for Scientific Exploration. The phenomena of ghosts will include the 3 types of ghost phenomena.

Speakers
avatar for Lynn Koiner

Lynn Koiner

Lynn has been the president of the Annapolis NCGR. Since 2009, she has been an instructor for the Department of Professional Training for the International Academy of Astrology, Medical Astrology Curriculum, with graduates receiving equivalency towards course requirements at Kepler... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

4:30pm CDT

The Saturn-Pluto Cycle and the Clash of Belief Systems: Waltz Time for Civilization
The Saturn-Pluto cycle synchronizes with the rise and fall of civilizations. Saturn and Pluto meet at the same zodiacal degree three times a century, like a cosmic waltz, while history dances to this beat. We’ll explore powerful examples from history, including the World Trade Tower bombing that demonstrate how this cycle correlates with political, scientific and religious changes. We will look backward and forward to the next Saturn-Pluto conjunction that occurs on January 12, 2020.

Speakers
avatar for Rick Levine

Rick Levine

Owner, StarIQ.com
WATCH MY INTERVIEWRick Levine is a widely respected voice in the global astrology community. He has a special gift for bridging the gaps between astrology and spirituality, science and religion, the head and the heart.Rick’s daily horoscopes were ready by millions. Now, tens of thousands of astrol... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Armitage Room

4:30pm CDT

Stellar Parenting: The Parent and Child Relationship in Astrology.
The synastry of one’s natal chart to their parents are the transits their parents were under when they were born. Thus, one’s parents are not done with those transits. Understanding this is critical when looking at the child-parent interplay. This will be of interest for those looking to understand the relationships between parents and young children, as well as adult children looking to deepen their relationship with the people who raised them.

Speakers
avatar for Laura Tadd

Laura Tadd

Planning Committee
Dr. Laura Tadd has a certificate in Psychological Astrology from Astrological Counseling Seminars. To broaden the population with whom she works she attended graduate school, receiving her PhD in Human Science. Laura works with clients around the world, has written articles for both... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Miami Room

4:30pm CDT

Triplicity Rulers of the Houses
Get ready for a threefold expansion of your chart delineation capacity. Medieval astrologer Guido Bonatti outlines a scheme of house rulerships by triplicity, an important and seldom-used essential dignity. We will explore how the triplicity rulers of each house cusp can help us identify which planets govern specific areas of a native’s life. We will also learn a simple, yet powerful predictive technique. After this talk, your delineation skills will be thrice great!

Speakers
avatar for Jenn Zahrt

Jenn Zahrt

Founder, Revelore Press
Jenn Zahrt, PhD is an author, translator, publisher, and teacher of cultural astronomy and astrology. She's the senior editor of The Mountain Astrologer, the deputy editor of the peer-reviewed journal Culture and Cosmos, a company director of the Sophia Centre Press, the founder of... Read More →



Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

4:30pm CDT

An Overview and Introduction to Jaimini Astrology
Jaimini Astrology is a specialized chart interpretation technique. Jaimini looks at the chart in a unique way, emphasizing the use of specific indicators in a chart, using signs aspects and periods based on signs rather than planets. The chart, at a glance, reveals information about an individual or event. There are several alternative methodologies of Jaimini and these will be discussed. Jaimini astrology also tells the astrologer about the potential for spiritual liberation.

Speakers
avatar for Sam Geppi

Sam Geppi

Sam Geppi (Sadasiva) is the author of "Yoga and Vedic Astrology". He is the founder of the American Academy of Vedic Art and Science - which offers level 1-3 Certification programs in Vedic Astrology. Currently the Academy has more than 120 students enrolled. Sam is certified level... Read More →


Saturday May 26, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

7:30pm CDT

Silent Auction/Live Chicago Jazz
Jazz! Flappers! Gangsters!

The UAC 2018 Silent Auction and Live Jazz Party Has It All!

This event is made to order for your creativity. Dig through your closet, basement, attic, and thrift store with an eye for what will add up to the perfect outfit for a gangster, flapper, or moll. Or opt for the other side and appear as a 1920s Chicago police officer (be sure to have big pockets to stuff with all that payoff cash!). If you’re really lucky, you might even stumble (or use your Scorpio detecting skills) across someone whose grandfather made booze for Al Capone, and someone else whose grandfather’s best friend headed the effort to take down Al Capone.

This free social event is open to all attendees and friends. Dress for fun and be ready to shop, offering your best bid for more than 100 items as you listen and dance to a live band.

Donate Today!

You also can donate to the silent auction. Whether you promote your products by donating them (or a gift certificate) to the silent auction or donate funds (so the committee can add Chicago-themed and other items), you will be helping UAC and the astrological community.

All funds donated and/or raised at the auction go toward scholarhips.

With attendees from all over the world, UAC offers you a unique opportunity to promote your products and to support the astrological community by participating in the Silent Auction and Live Jazz Party, Saturday, May 26. This event, open to all attendees at no additional cost, will feature a live band and a Chicago theme - a FUN night of dancing, socializing, and shopping!

We hope you’ll join us and show your support of the astrological community by donating one or more items of your choice for the auction. Your items will be displayed in the party room so that all attendees can browse and bid on their favorites while rocking to the live jazz band.

You can also donate funds to the silent auction by clicking here and we’ll shop for you, creating an attractive basket of goodies with your name on it.

There’s even more in it for you when you donate to the UAC 2018 Silent Auction. Your contribution to the silent auction will help to fund UAC scholarships . . . and . . . your donation could be eligible for a tax deduction if you file a U.S. tax return because UAC is a 501(c)(3) organization. You’ll receive a letter confirming your donation; be sure to provide us with your complete mailing address, both postal mail and email.

The American Federation of Astrologers, one of the five sponsoring organizations, is coordinating the UAC 2018 Silent Auction. Questions? Email uacauction@astrologers.com or call 480-838-1751 (AFA office).

Items can be sent to:
AFA
6535 S. Rural Road
Tempe AZ 85283

Please include your name, postal address, email address, and phone number inside your package.

Thank you for your generous support of UAC and UAC scholarships!


Saturday May 26, 2018 7:30pm - 11:30pm CDT
7th Floor Ballroom
 
Sunday, May 27
 

8:00am CDT

Energy Astrology Morning Exercises
Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
 
Dr Lea Imsiragic created uniqe system for rising awarnes of your body needs, which combine knowledge from astrology and body physiology in simple 15 minutes excersise. You will learn how to work your horoscope through your body, get your metabolism going and keep focus for whole day, so you can embrace all UAC wisdom even better!

Speakers
avatar for Lea Imsiragic

Lea Imsiragic

Dr. Lea Imsiragic combines for over 10 years magneto-biology with astrology in her practice with clients and students. Drawing on her expertise in human physiology, acupuncture, Energy Psychology, flower essences, and astrology, Lea created an accurate astrological system for diagnosis... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
Halsted Foyer 4th Floor

8:00am CDT

Registration & Hospitality
Sunday May 27, 2018 8:00am - 4:45pm CDT
5th Floor Booth

8:30am CDT

9:00am CDT

How to Write a Monthly Sun Sign Column
Susie Cox has written a monthly Sun Sign column for well-known designer, Tory Burch, for years. If you are interested in pursuing your writing career, this might just be the boost you need to succeed.

Speakers
avatar for Susie Cox

Susie Cox

Susie Cox has been a professional astrologer since 1971, during which time she has interpreted over 50,000 charts.  She worked as staff Astrologer at Canyon Ranch Health Spa for 32 years, where she started the Metaphysical Department. Susie teaches Chart Interpretation at Kepler... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Clark Room

9:00am CDT

Mars and Jupiter: Paladins of Growth
We often refer the Saturn cycle to determine a person’s maturity level, and to Uranus cycle to lay down moments of change. But, what about the smaller cycles? Mars, Jupiter’s? Do their cycle mean at all? Yes! Mars two years cycle rules over our work goals and career developments. And Jupiter gives us the chance to enlarge our overall life goals every twelve years, and to calibrate them every 3 years. Our paladins of growth!

Speakers
avatar for Ezequiel Sanchez

Ezequiel Sanchez

Teacher, Instituto Superior de Astrología ISAA
Astrologer, Consultant, Teacher and Writer. His journey began in 2002 studying Tarot and Numerology in a self-taught way. In 2007, he began his training in Astrology at Centro TAO, obtained his degree in 2009 and ISAR C.A.P in 2013. Since then, he is a teacher at “Instituto Superior... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Miami Room

9:00am CDT

Astro*Carto*Graphy and the U.S. Presidency
Location, Location, Location. Not just a mantra for real estate agents but an important factor in examining charts. Using planet lines, paran lines and midpoint angularity, we will take a look at the astro*carto*graphy maps of contemporary US Presidents and how they relate to their personal and public lives.

Speakers
avatar for Madalyn Hillis-Dineen

Madalyn Hillis-Dineen

UAC Advisor
Madalyn Hillis-Dineen has taught, lectured and practiced Uranian (Symmetrical Astrology) techniques for more than 30 years; she is also a certified Astro*Carto*Graphy interpreter and is a CA NCGR-PAA. Madalyn joined Astrolabe Software in 1994 and is their VP of Sales and Marketing... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Los Angeles Room

9:00am CDT

The Role of Solar and Lunar Eclipses in Financial Markets
The zodiacal position of both solar and lunar eclipses should be of interest to all traders. The actual degree of the eclipse can be triggered by the transit of another planet over or in aspect to the exact degree. These transits offer a valuable market timing tool. Using examples of 'eclipse reaction' over the last decade, we then look at the likely key dates for the next few years.

Speakers
avatar for Christeen Skinner

Christeen Skinner

The Financial Universe
Christeen Skinner D.F.Astrol. S., FRSA is a Director of Cityscopes London Ltd. Christeen works with fund managers, entrepreneurs and investors. She is author of several books on financial astrology and taught for the Faculty of Astrological Studies. She is Chair of the Advisory Board... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

9:00am CDT

Accidents and Upheavals Through the Lens of Astrology
Accidents and upheavals happen, but not to everyone. The birth chart is fertile ground for determining accident proneness. Transits, progressions, and eclipses further allow us to discover potential times when accidents are likely to occur. This lecture will explore accidents and upheavals that happened to unsuspecting people and how it changed their lives.

Speakers
avatar for Sandra-Leigh Serio

Sandra-Leigh Serio

WATCH MY INTERVIEWSandra-Leigh holds an M.A. in Psychology and is certified by ISAR, AFA and OPA as a professionalastrologer. She has written for The Mountain Astrologer, Llewellyn Publications, Horoscope Magazineand StarIQ and has served on the many boards of AFAN and OPA and is Past President of... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Armitage Room

9:00am CDT

The Lunar Nodal Axis
Just as the Zodiac is an invisible belt following the Sun's annual path, the Moon's nodes are also abstract points in space formed by the passage of any planet above or below the ecliptic. We know these points are related to eclipses, but tracking these nodes is a richly rewarding subject as it provides us with the tools for predictive work and a deeper understanding of what we might term "destinies" in any horoscope studied.

Speakers
avatar for Monica Hable Dimino

Monica Hable Dimino

Monica Hable Dimino is a professional astrologer based in Boston since 1988, after spending 30 years abroad in Venezuela. She is a registered nurse with graduate studies in education at NYU, who also taught at the Bellevue School of Nursing. She is a certified Gestalt therapist. She... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Grace Room

9:00am CDT

The Astrology of the Big Killers - What Are You Most Susceptible to and Can You Avoid It?
The majority of us will succumb to cancer or cardio-vascular disease at some point and if we don't, we can take little comfort in the fact that an estimated 43% of people over the age of 85 suffer with dementia. Sue has been researching medical astrology for some years and believes there are strong significators for these diseases and in this humorous and upbeat presentation will share her findings and offer tips towards keeping healthy.

Speakers
avatar for Sue Tompkins

Sue Tompkins

Sue Tompkins is one of the most experienced astrological consultants and teachers in the UK and is also a registered and practising homeopath. Known for her down-to-earth, lively and humorous presentations, she lectures widely at home and abroad.. In 2003 she was the recipient of... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

9:00am CDT

From the Unique Masterpiece of an Ottoman Astrologer
Sadullah Efendi who lived in 19th century and in addition to being an astrologer who was a member of the parliament, a poet and a distinguished wise man compiled 10 outstanding astrology books and some sample charts in his 570 pages of masterpiece. Oner Doser, project manager of translating this masterpiece written in Arabic, Persian and Ottoman Turkish into modern Turkish, will speak about this masterpiece and the specifics of Ottoman Astrology.

Speakers
avatar for Öner Döser

Öner Döser

Öner Döser, the founder of AstroArt School of Astrology, School of Astrology Publishing, and online Astrology Television, is an astrology consultant, author and lecturer. His studies represent an important trend in contemporary astrology: the blending of traditional and modern techniques... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Scottsdale Room

9:00am CDT

Neptune's Immensities
During the Romantic Era, when Neptune was discovered, prominent art critic and writer John Ruskin noted, “The imagination is never governed. It is always the ruling and Divine power.” This talk explores the complexities, confusions, and other-worldly realities of Neptune, including the wide-ranging terrain of Romanticism, enchantment, the god Dionysus (god of theatre and wine), Orpheus, poetry, escapism, Eternity, illusion, and fantasy – all of which thrive via imagination. Includes film clips and chart examples.

Speakers
avatar for Shawn Nygaard

Shawn Nygaard

Imagine Astrology
Shawn Nygaard is an archetypal astrologer from Minneapolis, MN. He is a tutor for MISPA (Mercury Internet School of Psychological Astrology). He spoke at the 2015 conference of the Astrological Association, and presented at the London School of Astrology, Nightlight Astrology, MISPA... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Sheffield Room

9:00am CDT

Blinded by the Light: Planets Conjunct the Sun
Of all the aspects astrologers use every day, only one, by its very nature, renders a planet invisible: a conjunction with the Sun. Despite its frequency, there is little agreement about its interpretation. Join Linea in this fascinating exploration of “combustion,” as this situation was traditionally called. Both classical and modern views will be presented, as well as chart examples for each planet. Discover the psychological expression and resolution for this common chart condition!

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avatar for Linea Van-Horn

Linea Van-Horn

Linea Van Horn, C.A., NCGR, is the Astrologer at Large. Linea is Founder and past President of the San Francisco Astrological Society (1992-2014) and has served on three NCGR boards, including the Board of Examiners. Formerly employed in the astrology Internet industry, Linea is a... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Kansas City Room

9:00am CDT

The Five Gifts of Astrology
Astrology brings great benefits to our clients, but astrology has a profound effect on the consciousness of the astrologer. The route to personal development comes through interlocking gifts of: tolerance, timing, a universal structure, personal understanding, and a spiritual path. Consciously observing and embracing these gifts greatly speeds up the astrologers’ spiritual progress. From this perspective we see how psychology, astrology, and spirituality fit together.

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avatar for Bob  Mulligan

Bob Mulligan

Bob has been a full time professional astrologer since 1974. Bob's main focus is using astrology for spiritual development serving clients and students globally. He writes a free monthly newsletter and wrote the book "Between Astrologers and Clients". He authored the astrological... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

9:00am CDT

Panel: Mundane Astrology and Current Events
Come join Adrian Duncan, Roy Gillette and Bill Meridian for a fascinating discussion on mundane astrology techniques and how their studies apply to today’s unique world events.

Speakers
avatar for Adrian Duncan

Adrian Duncan

Adrian Ross Duncan has had a full-time astrology practice since 1985, is a former editor of the Astrological Journal and is author of “Doing Time on Planet Earth”, the World of Wisdom software/reports and “Astrology: Transformation and Empowerment”. His work can be seen today... Read More →
avatar for Roy Gillett

Roy Gillett

President The Astrological Association in UK [since 1999]; Chair of Trustees of a London Buddhist Centre. Organizer and/or speaker at world-wide international conferences since 1980; has published mundane forecasts all this time, firstly in astro-diaries and, from 2002, bi-monthly... Read More →
avatar for William Meridian

William Meridian

Bill Meridian has been in the investment and astrology fields since 1972. He specializes in mundane and financial astrology. Bill first computerized financial astrology in the 1980s. He is a member of the Kenos Circle futurist society. He has authored 3 books and has reprinted the... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Michigan/MI State

9:00am CDT

Family Dynamics
Family patterns get transmitted astrologically through signs, planets, and aspect patterns. As adults, we may hope to emulate one parent or the other or vow never to be that way. We may swear we’ll never marry anyone like our mother or father only to discover similarities long after the wedding date. Parents may favor the child who most resembles them, or have trouble seeing their characteristics reflected back. Astrology helps us understand why.

Speakers
avatar for Joyce  Levine

Joyce Levine

Joyce Levine of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is professional astrologer with 30+ years' experience. She works with individuals, couples, families, and businesses. Publications include Breakthrough Astrology, Transform Yourself and Your World, A Beginner’s Guide to Astrological Interpretation... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Belmont Room

9:00am CDT

Predicting with Firdaria
As a time-lord predictive technique, Firdaria is simple but very efficient forecasting method in client work. Similar to theatre play, each planet, depending on the sect of the chart enters to stage performing his/her own role in specific allotted time frames. Firdaria can also be linked with other time-lord techniques such as profections and returns. Many practical examples will be illustrated and put into use.

Speakers
avatar for Hakan Kirkoğlu

Hakan Kirkoğlu

Global Director - Turkey, School of Wisdom of Sky
Hakan has been a leading figure of Astrology in Turkey as a consultant, teacher and writer. (D.F.Astrol.S and ISAR CAP) He has BS in Management Engineering and MA degrees in History and Economics. He especially combines ancient techniques with contemporary issues. He was mundane astrology... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Lincolnshire

9:00am CDT

Vedic Astrology Chart Reading Intensive
Western and Vedic astrology are similar in many ways, yet diverge greatly once we start to apply the information and do a reading. Students bewildered about how to approach reading the Vedic astrology chart will get an honest benefit from this class.. There's a different priority and sequence to chart analysis. I will cover: zodiac issues, the importance of the ascendant, planetary house rulers, timing cycles (dasas), yogas (powerful associations), harmonic charts, etc.

Speakers
avatar for Sam Geppi

Sam Geppi

Sam Geppi (Sadasiva) is the author of "Yoga and Vedic Astrology". He is the founder of the American Academy of Vedic Art and Science - which offers level 1-3 Certification programs in Vedic Astrology. Currently the Academy has more than 120 students enrolled. Sam is certified level... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Houston Room

11:00am CDT

Key Techniques I Use

I have spent over 58 years as an astrologer. In addition to my extensive background as an astrologer (consultant, teacher, programmer, author, and theorist), I have run a Tibetan Buddhist dharma center since the 1980s, been to Tibet a number of times, and have practiced Vajrayana Buddhism and meditation for over 40 years. These two disciplines, astrology and dharma, reflect on one another.

I would like to pass on some of what I have learned through astrology to others. Since I am getting older, this seems like a good opportunity to do that. Over the years I have taught classes, spent years making a living as a counselor, written many books, and more. Spend an hour with me as I share with you what I feel is important in our field to know.

 You can read more about my background at SpiritGrooves.com


Speakers
avatar for Michael  Erlewine

Michael Erlewine

founder, Spirit Grooves
I have practiced astrology for 58 years, was the first person to program astrology on home computers and make it available to astrologers. Received Regulus Award. Published dozens of books and hundreds of articles. Created largest astrological library . Practice Tibetan and Chinese... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Miami Room

11:00am CDT

The Quest for Happiness and the Outer Planets
Everyone seeks to be happy and to avoid suffering. While the personal planets compel us to seek contentment, the outer planets challenge us to seek a happiness that is more in alignment with the needs of the soul. How do we use the creative energies of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto to become more fulfilled in our lives? We will explore the meaning of the outer planets and why they awaken what lies in our unconscious,

Speakers
avatar for Eileen McCabe

Eileen McCabe

Eileen McCabe is a professional astrologer and a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in New York City. She has received NCGR-PAA Level IV certification as a consulting astrologer and has a certificate in psychotherapy from the Training Institute of Self Psychology... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

11:00am CDT

Basics of Electional Astrology
Electional astrology is the proactive use of astrology to select the best date and time to begin a venture for the most positive results possible. There are specific rules to help you find the most auspicious electional chart, which are a bit different than relying on how one might interpret a natal chart. This lecture will introduce the most important basic rules to help you get started using electional astrology for events of your own.

Speakers
avatar for Leisa Schaim

Leisa Schaim

Auspicious Elections, The Astrology Podcast
Leisa Schaim is a consulting astrologer, speaker, and researcher based in Denver, Colorado. She selects 'The Astrology Podcast's' electional charts, co-hosts the Auspicious Elections Podcast, and co-wrote an electional column for "The Mountain Astrologer" magazine. Leisa enjoys exploring... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

11:00am CDT

Precious Metals: Illustrating the Art of Market Timing
Understanding the value of market timing pertaining the price of Gold. Learn how Gold moves in fairly well-defined rhythms, with clearly defined turning points, via the use of certain geocosmic signatures. Both long-term investment and short-term trading strategies will be addressed within the context of geocosmic and cycle studies, including important solar-lunar correlations to highs and lows in Gold prices, and how to trade them. We will project what these studies say about the future.

Speakers
avatar for Raymond Merriman

Raymond Merriman

Financial astrologer, market timer, and author of several books, including five volume series titled “The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing” (1997-2011), “Evolutionary Astrology: Journey of the Soul Through the Horoscope (1977),” and “The Solar Return Book of Prediction... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Belmont Room

11:00am CDT

Puberty Age of Adults – Planetary Cycles of Self-Actualization
Each planet has its own cycle, and some are more important than others as markers of time, especially Jupiter, Saturn, the outer planets and Progressed Moon cycles. We see that these particular cycles are strongly active between the ages of 35 and 45. This period is commonly known as the “Midlife Crisis", a crucial "Rite of Passage”. During that crisis we sometimes regress into adolescence, and live the transition to adulthood again. Let’s see how...

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avatar for Baris Ilhan

Baris Ilhan

Baris Ilhan, C.A., NCGR is one of the leading astrologers in Turkey since 1993. Owns a publishing house and an astrology school: “Ilhan Astrology Institute”. Teaches, writes, lectures regularly. A researcher on Ottoman and Islamic astrology. Member of NCGR, ISAR, AFA, AFAN, AA... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Grace Room

11:00am CDT

Mars - The Path to Actualizing Our Personal Power
What is the source of our personal will & power? How do we manifest Mars in our chart and life? In this lecture Laura will explore how we humans generally misuse this energy - more times than not, feeling helpless & dis-empowered. Laura will explore Mars through the 12 signs of the zodiac, looking at the most effective way for each Mars placement to actualize its personal power.

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avatar for Laura Nalbandian

Laura Nalbandian

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR, NORWAC & SoulWise School of Astrology
A 2nd-generation astrologer based in Seattle; Laura has been active in the astro-community since 1990. She is the owner/coordinator of NORWAC, established in 1984.  She is a founding board member of Kepler College,1992; and a founding board member of IAEA, International Association... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

11:00am CDT

Medical Astrology and Neptune in Pisces
This medical lecture will identify the health problems associated with Neptune in Pisces. Neptune in Pisces has issues connected with the Occipital Lobe of the Brain as this Lobe is ruled by the element of Water and Serotonin levels in the body. I will discuss depression-anxiety-insomnia, OCD, candida, celiac disease and seizures, arthritis, IBS and food allergies/intolerances. Because Neptune can cause “boundary” issues, rheumatoid arthritis can be directly connected with SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth).

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avatar for Lynn Koiner

Lynn Koiner

Lynn has been the president of the Annapolis NCGR. Since 2009, she has been an instructor for the Department of Professional Training for the International Academy of Astrology, Medical Astrology Curriculum, with graduates receiving equivalency towards course requirements at Kepler... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Houston Room

11:00am CDT

Introduction to Traditional Mundane Astrology
This lecture is based on numerous translations and historical research into traditional mundane astrology, and will focus on several techniques from Ptolemy and medieval Arabic astrologers, illustrated with charts from World War I: eclipse interpretation, Saturn-Jupiter conjunctions, triplicity shifts, mundane profections, and ingress charts. Events discussed will include the Balkan Wars and Serbian politics, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and the outbreak of the war in 1914.

Speakers
avatar for Benjamin Dykes

Benjamin Dykes

Dr. Benjamin Dykes is a leading traditional astrologer and translator who earned his PhD in philosophy and taught philosophy courses at universities in Illinois and Minnesota. He recently published Astrology of the World Vols. 1-2 and Traditional Astrology for Today. In 2016-17 he... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

11:00am CDT

Does Uranus Make Me Gay? How Uranus Came to be Associated with Homosexuality in the Birth Chart
The archetype of the “Divine Hermaphrodite” has its roots in Plato. By tracing its history from Plato’s Symposium to Karl Heinrich Ulrich’s coining of the term “Uranian” in the 1860s to describe male and female homosexuals, I’ll demonstrate how a social trend that existed independently of Astrology got adopted by Astrology to describe a specific planetary function in the horoscope and how this informed interpretations dealing with relationships, sex, and sexuality from the 1930s on.

Speakers
avatar for Christopher Renstrom

Christopher Renstrom

WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Christopher Renstrom is the creator of Rulingplanets.com, an online astrology site based on his bestselling book, Ruling Planets. He currently writes the daily horoscopes for the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com. Renstrom also lectures on the history of astrology in Americ... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Sheffield Room

11:00am CDT

Activating Your Aspects
Discover a fresh way to assess and prioritize aspects. Learn how to determine the most important aspect in your chart. We’ll re-vision aspects and incorporate traditional ideas about aspects and personality. Take a deeper look at the planets and your aspects, and uncover which ‘lines of energy’ most influence you. Along the way you’ll discover which aspect most affects your career, and which aspect best describes your love life.

Speakers
avatar for Kelly Surtees

Kelly Surtees

Kelly's Astrology
Kelly Surtees travels worldwide to teach practical and accessible astrology that combines traditional techniques with a modern mindset. Kelly has established herself in an astrological career that includes client consults, an online astrology program, webinars and classes as well... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

11:00am CDT

Multi-Dimensional Astrology - Engaging the Living Soul of the Archetypes
“Metaphor is the Language of the Soul....” Marion Woodman (Jungian Analyst). The potential of Astrology to heal on a soul level is profound, yet, is often overlooked in the technique and application of how it is practiced. Learn how to engage your own, and your clients creative imagination in chart work and how to speak directly to the Soul. Topics include: Gestalt dialoguing with Archetypes, Active Imagination and Journey work, Intuition, AstroDrama and more.

Speakers
avatar for Patricia Walsh

Patricia Walsh

www.HealThePast.com, Heal The Past
Patricia is a certified Deep Memory Process (DMP) regression practitioner and Chief Trainer for Dr. Roger Woolger’s Institute of Deep Memory Process® (since 2002). She is also a certified Evolutionary Astrologer from the Jeffrey Wolf Green School of Evolutionary Astrology (2004... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Clark Room

11:00am CDT

Predictive Applications of Planetary Nodes, the Latitude Cycle and Retrograde Loops
This lecture presents pioneering research which illustrates planetary nodes, the latitude cycle and retrograde loops as three elements of a unified picture of planetary motion. Going beyond simplistic pictures derived from a single dimension of east/west motion along the ecliptic (celestial longitude) and moving into understanding and incorporating the vertical dimension of planetary motion known as celestial latitude, we tap tremendous predictive potentials. Varied examples from political elections, economic downturns and sporting contests are provided.

Speakers
avatar for Gary Caton

Gary Caton

Gary P Caton is an eclectic astrologer, successfully combining elements of traditional/visual techniques, classical horoscopy and modern astrology over the last 23 years. A true veteran speaker, Gary tours the circuit, presenting for 41 different organizations in 21 states, 4 countries... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Lincolnshire

11:00am CDT

Essentials of Relationship Analysis
Join me for this fun and informative lecture on determining the compatibility between charts. Using chart examples, we'll identify key factors in healthy, dynamic relationships as well as the stumbling blocks that get in the way. You'll learn the differences between synastry and composite charts and when to use each. Whether you're new to relationship delineation or an intermediate practitioner, you'll walk away with clear guidelines and practical approaches that hone your interpretive skills!

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avatar for Michelle Gould

Michelle Gould

ISAR Ethics Chair, Heavenly Writing Astrology
Michelle Gould, MFA, TACC, is an international speaker and teacher of astrology who enjoys integrating the best of traditional and modern techniques into her counseling practice. She is a founding member of the Association for Young Astrologers (AYA), past Treasurer of ISAR, an instructor... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

11:00am CDT

Charts of Conflict – Field Battles and Castle Besiegement
There were two types of conflicts in medieval astrology, that of a field battle, where two opposing forces meet on a relatively level playing field, and that of a castle besiegement, where one party held the high ground. To decide the outcome of such conflicts, in the thirteenth century Guido Bonatti developed a precise set of techniques. This lecture places this work into the modern setting of modern sporting events, or any chart of conflict. NOTE: I have uploaded a draft version of my Power Point for you all to download before hand and thus have it to make notes on as I go through the points. 

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avatar for Bernadette Brady

Bernadette Brady

Director, Astro Logos UK, Ltd
Bernadette Brady holds a PhD in Anthropology (2012) UWTSD and she is co principle of Astro Logos Ltd and is a professional consulting and teaching astrologer. She is also a tutor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in the online MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. Her... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Armitage Room

11:00am CDT

Understanding The Essence of the Person Using Basic Vedic Astrology
Understanding the basic fundamental concepts of Vedic Astrology: Karma, pillars or purposes, gunas or qualities and doshas or body types, we can describe with great certainty the essence of a person. This conference is geared to Western and Vedic astrologers. We will explain in simple language the four concepts which include karma, pillars, gunas and doshas. We will look at three individuals charts which you should be able to identify the essence of the person.

The power point presentation will be given to the attendees after the conference.

Speakers
avatar for Monica Escalante-Ochoa

Monica Escalante-Ochoa

President, AstroMexico-NCGR
Monica Escalante-Ochoa is a Mexican astrologer with a NCGR-PAA Level IV certification. She is president and founder of the AstroMexico Chapter. Monica has been a practicing astrologer since 1996, being a national and international lecturer and teacher. She has written astrological... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Kansas City Room

1:00pm CDT

Lunch Lectures

Sunday May 27, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
TBA

2:30pm CDT

The Consultation Chart is a Great Tool!
The consultation chart is a useful tool to understand the situation and process a client is in when he/she seeks advice or therapy. You can use it in every situation, no matter if the client wants a psychological or business advice and therapist can even see the problem and the development of the therapy in this chart. The consultation chart is in a fascinating way interwoven with the birth chart and ones transits and progressions.

Speakers
avatar for Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Recipient of the Regulus Award for Education in 1998 Astrological practice plus teaching astrology for more than 40 years I have written 36 books in Dutch, some of them are translated Editor of the Dutch Astrological Journal Symbolon Speaker at international conferences Teaching in... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Clark Room

2:30pm CDT

The Astrological Biorhythm: The Progressed Moon by Declination
In addition to the cyclical motion around the chart, declination reveals the vertical dimension of height and depth. Cancer is at the northernmost declination, and Capricorn is southern. The Progressed Moon rises and falls in a 28 year cycle, spending 7 years in each "season," beginning with the cardinal signs. We all go through peaks and valleys through the seasonal cycle. The dimension of declination provides indispensable insight to our evolution as seen through progressions.

Speakers
avatar for Eric Meyers

Eric Meyers

Eric Meyers is an astrological counselor, teacher and author. He holds an M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder Colorado. A graduate of the Steven Forrest Apprenticeship Program, he seeks to add to the growing field of evolutionary astrology... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

2:30pm CDT

Forecasting with Vibrational Astrology
Hidden in the astrology chart is a tapestry of geometric patterns that can be utilized for forecasting purposes. Moving into the quantum world of astrology, this class will describe some of the most powerful, yet underutilized, forecasting tools that can illuminate the micro world’s elegant geometry of prediction.

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avatar for Gisele Terry

Gisele Terry

Gisele Terry is an astrologer and psychotherapist from Los Angeles, California. She was the president of ISAR from 2008 to 2014, co-founder of the ISAR Consulting Skills Program, and author of The Progressed Moon Around the Zodiac; Charting Development with Astrology. She served on... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Miami Room

2:30pm CDT

W.D. Gann and Astrological Trading Methods
W.D. Gann was a legendary Wall St Stock Market forecaster and trader. By looking back at the past, he discovered that specific planetary cycles coincided with Bull/Bear market conditions. This knowledge gave him foresight and the ability to forecast not only market trends but also those related to world issues.

Speakers
avatar for Olga Morales

Olga Morales

Olga Morales is the founder of Astrology for Gann Traders. She has been teaching and lecturing on the astrological trading methods of Wall St trader and astrologer, W.D. Gann since 2005. Olga has travelled teaching Gann methods throughout Australia, Hong Kong, London, UAE and in New... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

2:30pm CDT

Speed Reading - Making Connections to the Past, Present, and Future
Astrologers using the Tri and Quad wheels can make a quick assessment of past and current cycles simultaneously to find patterns that are essential for a consultation. These could become your new favorite tools for review of the natal chart. Gaining insight becomes much easier when looking at the information all at once to make assessments of the connections through time.

Speakers
avatar for Richard Smoot

Richard Smoot

Operations Manager, ISAR, Inc.
Richard Smoot has been a professional astrologer since 1971 and speaks nationally and internationally. Currently, he is the publisher of the ISAR’s Journal, "International Astrologer", the Operations Manager for ISAR; co-creator of ISAR’s Consulting Skills Program; and serves... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

2:30pm CDT

Twelve Co-creative Lessons and Spiritual Insights I Learned from the Twelve Zodiac Signs
The ability to attract and manifest what you want in your life through an open heart and a co-creative partnership with a higher force is the new reality frontier. You can create the life you want, but you need more than an affirmation. You need to access and develop the attracting and manifesting muscle innate to an open heart. The process on development is founded on spiritual principles which relate directly to a reinterpretation of each zodiac sign. There are twelve steps to opening the heart more fully to increase attractive ability that relate to the twelve zodiac signs. Your understanding of each old thought paired with a new co-creative thought transformation can then be applied to your natal chart to give you clues as to your co-creative process, your strengths, and your weaknesses. View the handouts and see if you can guess which zodiac sign relates to which old thought in need of transformation. The corresponding twelve co-creative thoughts and their application to a natal chart will be presented at the lecture.

Speakers
avatar for Mary Shea

Mary Shea

owner, Twin Stars unlimited
Mary Shea,, (AKA Mary Juno), M.A. Counseling Psychology, is an internationally acclaimed author, lecturer, and counselor. A life-long student of astrology and mysticism, Mary integrates spiritual principles with astrological and psychological concepts to foster personal growth, give... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

2:30pm CDT

Vedic Medical Astrology
Vedic Medical astrology is a science that demands a union of knowledge of both astrology and medicine. Ideally, it takes years of acquiring astrological expertise and also becoming totally familiar with physiology, anatomy and pathology to qualify as a medical astrologer who being an Ayurvedic physician, can accurately sense body type, imbalances, weak spots and advice clients on the best procedures for regaining health. We will be discussing the application of Medical Astrology.

Speakers
avatar for Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar

Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar

Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar is a world-renown Ayurvedic physician & Educator. He has traveled worldwide popularizing Ayurvedic Medicine, Jyotish & other Vedic Sciences. An experienced Clinician & an insightful Medical Astrologer, who adds tremendous value to his clients and students alike... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

2:30pm CDT

Astrology of the Reformation/Renaissance – A 500 Year Old Mirror of Our Times
At the crossroads of Western Civilization, German theologian Philip Melanchthon straddled the societal, religious and philosophical cracks opening everywhere. He remained faithful to God and to astrology despite popular sensational abuses and disastrous forecasts at the time and Martin Luther’s objections to it. Using both classical and modern charts, here is an interesting story about their relationship and how Melanchthon's work, including the translation of Tetrabiblos into Latin, served as a bridge.

Speakers
avatar for Victoria Smoot

Victoria Smoot

Victoria joined ISAR in 2010 and earned her ISAR.CAP certification and is the editor-in-chief of ISAR’s journal, The International Astrologer. She is also certified with Organization of Professional Astrology OPA, having studied and practiced astrology since the early 1970s. Victoria’s... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

2:30pm CDT

Liberating Trickster: the Art of Critique and Blessing, in Personal and Collective Cahooting
Whatever planets we speak to in another is the part of them we are inviting to dance with that corresponding part of ourselves. (Why we want to discern, but not judge, because the latter invites the least evolved part of others to dance with the least evolved part of ourselves. Never pretty.) We honor each planet as representing a living Intelligence residing within us, connecting us to the world (gleaning 22 years of astro*politico radio.)

Speakers
avatar for Caroline Casey

Caroline Casey

Chief Trickster, Coyote Network News
WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Caroline: creator of Coyote Network News - mythological news service for the Trickster Redeemer within us all; astro* mytho* politico* guiding* meta-narrative *myriad venues; 26-years-host Visionary Activist Radio show  Critique and solution - guests are planets and libera... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Clark Room

2:30pm CDT

How the “Nightmarish” 6th, 8th and 12th Houses, Don’t Have to Stay that Way...
Classically, the 6th, 8th and 12th houses were often deemed the “bad” houses of any horoscope. However, the challenges of these houses have powerful opportunities for genuine growth and development. Reynolds will unpack rationally why these houses have the reputation they have. Then what we can do to make the best of these difficult places in our chart.

Speakers
avatar for Samuel Reynolds

Samuel Reynolds

ISAR BOARD
Samuel F. Reynolds, a former skeptic, had a life-changing visit to an astrologer and has since spent nearly 30 years doing charts and studying astrology. Now Samuel consults and teaches astrology full-time. He also serves on the board of directors for ISAR, the International Society... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Grace Room

2:30pm CDT

The Arc of the Infinite - the Planetary Nodes in Individual and Collective Evolution
In this talk Mark will reintroduce the idea of all of the planets having a nodal axis and how the Planetary Nodes can expand our picture of both individual and collective evolution. It will explore how the influence of the Planetary Nodes on the natal and event charts indicates the way collective significance manifests within the individual life story and within significant events. The talk will be illustrated with multiple historical examples.

Speakers
avatar for Mark Jones

Mark Jones

Mark Jones is an Astrologer, Psychosynthesis Therapist, and Workshop Leader based in South Wales and working with clients and students all over the world. Mark’s first book explains his approach;Healing the Soul: Pluto, Uranus, and the Lunar Nodes. Mark’s second book The Soul... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

2:30pm CDT

Tracking World Events through Venus Cycles
For those who like mundane and political astrology, this is a fascinating way to look at the larger cycles of history, tracking major world events. This technique is based upon the Star of Venus, which orbits in a pentagram, passing through a particular region of zodiacal space (signs) in 100-year periods. What can we learn from past passages – and what important trends do we see unfolding in the 21st century?

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Arielle Guttman

Sophia Venus Productions
Arielle began her astrological studies in 1974 and has since authored five books in the field. Her latest, Venus Star Rising: A New Cosmology for the 21st Century, has aroused much interest in the astrological field. Arielle has lectured around the world for various astrological groups... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

2:30pm CDT

Relationships by Night: The Astrology of Intimate Attachments
The planets most connected to intimate relationships – Moon, Venus, Mars – were of the Night sect in antiquity. This is deep astrological wisdom: relationships take us into Night, where less-illuminated, more mysterious dimensions of psychic reality dwell. The beauty of Night is to reveal our stunning multiplicity to us and discover it likewise in another, in ways that may surprise, enrich, upset or eclipse our Daytime notions of self. We will explore Night spaces in the chart – planets, houses, aspects – through relationship stories drawn from ancient mythology and modern psychotherapy.

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avatar for Jason Holley

Jason Holley

WATCH MY INTERVIEWJason Holley is an astrologer and psychotherapist in the US. He has taught extensively on mythology, astrology, and psychology. Jason has developed and teaches expressive and experiential approaches to astrology using psychodrama, art-making, movement, and somatic psychologies. H... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

2:30pm CDT

The Good and Evil Daimons: A Traditional Approach to the 11th and 12th Houses
The daimon was a semi-divine being that stood behind the names of the 11th and 12th houses – the rejoicing places of Jupiter and Saturn, the great kings of the Greek pantheon. This talk will weave ancient philosophy and classical myth with Hellenistic and Medieval techniques that delineate the topics of friends and enemies and the realization of one’s hopes and dreams as illustrated in the charts of current political figures.

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avatar for Demetra George

Demetra George

WATCH MY INTERVIEWDemetra George (M.A. Classics) is a pioneering mythic-archetypal astrologer, who studies and translates Greek astrological texts, as well as the transmission of classical doctrines into the Arabic and Medieval worlds. Recipient of the Regulus Award, her work provides the keys to understandi... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

2:30pm CDT

Eclipses and Prediction: Unveiling the Truth
During eclipses secrets of the past appear to give clues opening a new awareness. Examples of past revelations from historical events prove the predictive value of eclipses.

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avatar for Joni Patry

Joni Patry

Galactic Center
Joni is one of the most recognized Vedic astrologers in the world. She published many books, and appeared on national and international television, her YouTube channel and an online magazine, Astrologicmagazine.com. As the keynote speaker for international conferences, she has a Japanese... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Houston Room

4:30pm CDT

Decent Exposure – Right Timing
Whether running a business or building a practice, good branding is vital. Faye shows how astrology can provide inspiration for designing and creating a powerful presence on websites and social media. Timing is a crucial element in organizations too. While researching her MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, Faye developed her ‘Company Clock’ using the 72-year Huber Age Progression. This model has proven to be an excellent tool for determining business timing, including for branding.
Faye is publishing a new book on business astrology in 2018. Attached is a form to preorder at a special price. Faye is also offering a reduced price on skype sessions - fill out that form if you are interested. 

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Faye Blake-Cossar

Faye Blake-Cossar www.fayecossar.com New Zealand born Faye is founder of the Amsterdam School of Astrology, which hosts international speakers. She is also an Inner Child-Regression therapist and business consultant and has spoken at the world’s major conferences. She holds an MA... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

4:30pm CDT

Raw Story: How Chiron Returns & Transits Reveal and Heal
Since its 1977 discovery, "Chiron the Chiropractor" has been dubbed the "Wounded Healer". What does that actually mean and how does Chiron's transits and returns manifest in the charts of individuals and of the USA? We will explore how personal, karmic and collective aches and pains are exposed through Chiron's 49-50 year journey through our horoscope and the four (and almost 5th) Chiron Returns in the chart of America.

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avatar for Shelley Ackerman

Shelley Ackerman

ISAR BOARD
After graduating from NYC’s HS of Music & Art, She began working and performing at the world-famous Improvisation. Throughout her award-winning career, she studied astrology and collected birth data. Eventually, astrology eclipsed all. In 1992 She obtained the then candidate Bill... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

4:30pm CDT

God is in the Details: The TransNeptunian Points, Planets, Asteroids and Chiron
Specific attributes describing relationships and families, where we work and live, the way we eat and dress, how we express ourselves creatively and how we worship are contained in delineations of the TNP's in aspect to traditional planets, Chiron and the four major asteroids. Beginners are welcome.

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avatar for Faith McInerney

Faith McInerney

Faith's research articles on aspects and delineation of planets with asteroids, Chiron and the TNP's have appeared in NCGR and Uranian Society publications. She wrote "Midpoint Corner" for the Uranian Society web site and her blog "Midpoint Observatory" is viewed over 1000 times monthly... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Grace Room

4:30pm CDT

Symmetrical Astrology & Harmonics in the Markets
Today's financial markets offer never-ending opportunities, especially for savvy astro-traders who combine astrological understanding with disciplined fundamental and technical analysis. This presentation focuses on innovative, powerful and successful astro-trading strategies, revealing the ways that planetary harmonics are reflected in trading activity and suggesting specific methods for anchoring market analysis in key dynamic principles through the tools and insights of symmetrical astrology. It features First-Trade horoscopes, eclipse cycles, pattern recognition in market trends, and much more.

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avatar for Tim Bost

Tim Bost

Editor & Publisher, Financial Cycles Weekly
Tim Bost's money-making astrological approach to the stock market has produced astro-trading strategies that have consistently out-performed major indices for fifteen consecutive years. Author of Basic Stock Market Astrology; W. D. Gann Secrets Revealed; and Mercury, Money and The... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Miami Room

4:30pm CDT

The Geodetic Framework: Geodetic Means Earthly
The zodiac is laid across earth from Greenwich showing where planets are angular on a map, as well as drawing up a whole chart. It gives a quick bird's eye view of personal relocated planets and shows where eclipse patterns affect political, societal, geophysical and weather activity. Current news items will be shown as examples. Chris's new book: Geodetic Astrology for Relocating and World Affairs.

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avatar for Chris  McRae

Chris McRae

Chris has been a consultant, teacher, author, lecturer since 1970, lecturing at major astrological conferences and conducting workshops throughout the world including Russia, Europe, UK, South Africa, Israel, Australia, China. She has an international clientele. ISAR Board Vice-President... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

4:30pm CDT

Venus - Planet of Love and Money
Find out all about Venus, the most charming and intriguing of the planets. How does the Goddess of Love unfold her power in the signs and houses? What happens if she touches other planets by aspect? Why is she also the planet of money? What's her shadow side? And what happens when she turns retrograde to perform her magic pentagram in the skies? Fun and excitement are guaranteed in this lecture by Antonia Langsdorf!

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avatar for Antonia Langsdorf-Merriman

Antonia Langsdorf-Merriman

Global Director - Germany
Antonia Langsdorf is one of Europe’s most well-known astrologers. She is also a journalist, lecturer, and author from Cologne, Germany. Since 2002, she has served as International Vice-President Germany (now Global Director) for ISAR. Since 2016, she runs her own YouTube Channel... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

4:30pm CDT

The Mutable Signs' Guide to Health
Each sign has characteristic physical and psychological correlates as well as a whole spectrum of related symptoms. What is less well known is that considering signs in the context of their crosses can reveal a great deal more about their role in the body. This lecture will explore the health challenges and strengths of the mutable signs. Using case studies we’ll track to the heart of their dynamic and discover practical solutions for improving wellbeing.

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avatar for Jane Ridder-Patrick

Jane Ridder-Patrick

Jane has trained as a pharmacist, naturopath, herbalist, psychotherapist and historian and writes, consults and lectures on astrology, its history and present-day psychological and medical applications in the UK and internationally. Her practice is in Edinburgh, where she also teaches... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

4:30pm CDT

There's Curry in my Feta! The Development of Horoscopic Astrology in India and Egypt
From Ancient India and the Greek speaking Hellenistic Empire arose the practice of horoscopic astrology. We will review the transmission and development of astrological ideas between these two cultures. Did I say two? There were Greek colonies in India rapidly assimilating into traditional Indian culture, at the same time horoscopic astrology was finding a footing in both worlds. We will examine some of the latest research into how these two great cultures influenced each other. Pssst! Can you keep a secret? Don't tell the history track leaders...but... I will be sneaking in a SPECIAL BONUS! EIGHT APHORISMS OF PRACTICAL ASTROLOGY! (from the YavanaJataka). THE unanounced pre-show will start at 4:20pm and will cover a history of alphabets and the Pentagram.

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avatar for Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller has an MA in Eastern and Western Traditions: History and Transmission of Astrology from Kepler College. He previously served as President of Kepler College, and has taught astrology around the world. Awarded Jyotish Medha Shree from ICAS, Jyotish Kovid from CVA, and... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

4:30pm CDT

The Stare of Cetus and Other Hazards in the Chart Using Visual Astrology
Visual Astrology is the astrology of working with the whole sky. It does not replace the horoscope but rather complements it. It adds a sky narrative which reveals different facets of ourselves not necessarily obvious or even present in the natal horoscope. This lecture looks at some of those myths and the challenges they present when your planets are there natally or travel through them in predictive work.

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avatar for Darrelyn Gunzburg

Darrelyn Gunzburg

Director, Astro Logos Ltd
Darrelyn Gunzburg (PhD, BA Hons) is a consulting, teaching astrologer and co-principal of Astro Logos Ltd. Astrological publications: Life After Grief: An Astrological Guide to Dealing with Loss (2004), AstroGraphology, the hidden link between your horoscope and your handwriting (2009... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

4:30pm CDT

The Hierarchy of Planets
The three trans-saturnine planets show the development of civilization. Saturn and Jupiter show the timing within society. Together these five planets create our external environment. The five personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars) show how we become aligned with, and work through our personal karma. Personal struggles within a lifetime must accommodate the larger concerns and challenges posed by the external world. This talk demonstrates practical guidelines for dealing with these circumstances.

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avatar for Bob  Mulligan

Bob Mulligan

Bob has been a full time professional astrologer since 1974. Bob's main focus is using astrology for spiritual development serving clients and students globally. He writes a free monthly newsletter and wrote the book "Between Astrologers and Clients". He authored the astrological... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

4:30pm CDT

Quantum Astrology and The Particle/Wave Duality: Understanding How Metaphysics Impacts Physics in Chart Readings
Quantum theory turned 20th century science inside out yet its impact on the practice of astrology is little known. I have been developing a new model of astrology based on quantum mechanics for thirty years. This is the first time I will present the fundamentals of this work in a concise and singular presentation, including the basic concepts of Quantum Physics and their direct implications on the practice of astrology and working with transits.

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avatar for Rick Levine

Rick Levine

Owner, StarIQ.com
WATCH MY INTERVIEWRick Levine is a widely respected voice in the global astrology community. He has a special gift for bridging the gaps between astrology and spirituality, science and religion, the head and the heart.Rick’s daily horoscopes were ready by millions. Now, tens of thousands of astrol... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Armitage Room

4:30pm CDT

When Santa Claus Meets Darth Vader; The Jupiter Pluto Conjunction Throughout the Ages
When these two planets sidle up to each other one doesn't know whether to open the champagne or go into lock-down. Either way polarities preside, but during this conjunction in 2020 will we achieve global, transformational change or battle Armageddon with plutocrats? Examples of this conjunction throughout history will shed new light on old dilemmas.

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avatar for Jackie Slevin

Jackie Slevin

Education Director, NCGR
Jackie Slevin M.A., C.A. NCGR-PAA, is the NCGR Director of Education and author of Finding Success in the Horoscope. A graduate of Classical Studies in Horary and biography writer for Lois Rodden’s Astrodatabank, she was a Track Coordinator and speaker at UACs 1998, 2002, and 2012... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

4:30pm CDT

The High Price of Love: Fated Emotional Attachments in an Impermanent World
Venus, Mars, Venus, Mars. "Moonlight and love songs never out of date, hearts full of passion, jealousy, and hate..." We all search for intimate connections we hope will give us security. As the outer planets and newly discovered planets constantly demonstrate, however, being open to change is our only hope for personal evolution.

*Pictures used in both talks may be only used for educational purposes only and some may be subjected to copyright.*

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avatar for Michael Lutin

Michael Lutin

The Astrology of Michael Lutin
5 Books, 5 musical shows, lectures and workshops from the jungles of Indonesia to the fruit sellers ofSan Francisco. I love all of my clients. I use astrology to tell people what is happening, help them do best what they want to do, reduce their suffering, and make them laugh while... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Clark Room

4:30pm CDT

The Origins of the House Division Issue in Hellenistic Astrology
As modern astrologers we all know that there are many different forms of house division to choose from, and that this has traditionally been one of the most hotly debated topics in the community. But how did this debate first begin, and where did all of the different systems come from? By looking back into the early tradition we will explore the origins of the debate, and potentially find some ways to resolve it.

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avatar for Chris Brennan

Chris Brennan

The Astrology Podcast
Chris Brennan is a professional astrologer from Denver, Colorado. He is the former President of the Association for Young Astrologers, and former Research Director of the National Council for Geocosmic Research. Since 2012 he has been the host The Astrology Podcast, which won an ISAR... Read More →


Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

4:30pm CDT

Coping with Planetary Crisis - Finding Contentment in Times of Despair
Planetary crisis come in two forms. One comes from the natal chart and the other when the planets are in stress by transits and even when they are not reflected in our natal chart we have to live through the times. Komilla will discuss Moon and Saturn’s Transit, eclipses, Rahu Ketu. The Vedic remedies and techniques of dealing with the difficult transit and how not to make them into Crisis’s.

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avatar for Komilla Sutton

Komilla Sutton

Komilla Academy of Vedic Sciences
Bio Komilla Sutton is an internationally renowned consultant, teacher & lecturer. Her Academy teaches online study programs. She is the co-Founder & Chair of the British Association of Vedic Astrology, has been leading trips to India since 1999 and sponsoring Vedic Astrology Conferences... Read More →



Sunday May 27, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Houston Room

6:00pm CDT

Free/Open evening
Sunday May 27, 2018 6:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
TBA

7:00pm CDT

Astrology in China Documentary
Sunday May 27, 2018 7:00pm - 8:15pm CDT
Marriott Ballroom 4th Floor
 
Monday, May 28
 

8:00am CDT

Energy Astrology Morning Exercises
Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
 
Dr Lea Imsiragic created uniqe system for rising awarnes of your body needs, which combine knowledge from astrology and body physiology in simple 15 minutes excersise. You will learn how to work your horoscope through your body, get your metabolism going and keep focus for whole day, so you can embrace all UAC wisdom even better!

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avatar for Lea Imsiragic

Lea Imsiragic

Dr. Lea Imsiragic combines for over 10 years magneto-biology with astrology in her practice with clients and students. Drawing on her expertise in human physiology, acupuncture, Energy Psychology, flower essences, and astrology, Lea created an accurate astrological system for diagnosis... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
Halsted Foyer 4th Floor

8:00am CDT

Registration & Hospitality
Monday May 28, 2018 8:00am - 4:45pm CDT
5th Floor Booth

8:30am CDT

9:00am CDT

Methods of Astrological Consultation
Roy will work with attendees’ charts, giving live practical demonstrations illustrating the pitfalls and more fruitful ways of conducting the consultation process. How much should we prepare? What part should technical chart details and the client’s narrative play in the session? How should we handle prediction? How can we leave the client with clear understanding and free choice?

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avatar for Roy Gillett

Roy Gillett

President The Astrological Association in UK [since 1999]; Chair of Trustees of a London Buddhist Centre. Organizer and/or speaker at world-wide international conferences since 1980; has published mundane forecasts all this time, firstly in astro-diaries and, from 2002, bi-monthly... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

9:00am CDT

Is it a Child? Is it an Adult? It’s a Teenager
Although the concept of “teenager” is a relatively modern one there is no doubt that teenagers experiencing this extreme psychological and physical growth spurt affect the lives of everyone around them. In this lecture I would like to explore what astrologically makes a teenager a teenager. We will also explore how using astrology can help the rest of the family cope with this difficult time.

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avatar for Chris Turner

Chris Turner

Chris Turner has been a successful practising astrologer, teacher, international lecturer, author and columnist for close to 40 years. She is currently best known as the coordinator of the highly successful Breaking Down the Borders bi annual cyber conference. Alongside her public... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Scottsdale Room

9:00am CDT

Western Sidereal Astrology
Western sidereal astrology is based on the Babylonian sidereal zodiac, the original zodiac. Cyril Fagan, an Irish astrological scholar, introduced the Babylonian zodiac to the West in 1944, after he had studied the ancient astronomical materials excavated from the Near and Middle East. An increasing number of western astrologers now use this type of astrology for accurate interpretations and predictions. This talk will provide an overview of the history and rationale of western sidereal astrology.

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avatar for Kenneth Bowser

Kenneth Bowser

Kenneth Bowser, author of An Introduction to Western Sidereal Astrology (2012), Primary Directions and the Horoscope of the United States (2015), and The Western Sidereal Interpretation Workbook (2020), has studied both astrology and ancient history for over forty years. Known for... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Grace Room

9:00am CDT

Now Give Me Money, That's What I Want (Barrett Strong)
“The best things in life are free. But you can keep them for the birds and bees, now give me money, that's what I want” (Barrett Strong). Working with Astrological Forecast Trading on monthly basis according to the New and Full Moon. I will share my teaching life experience on how to get the best performances in trade, being an astro-financial reporter and consultant.

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avatar for Grazia Mirti

Grazia Mirti

Grazia Mirti, University degree in Economics, has been accountancy astrologer and journalist about forecasting, astrological culture and financial astrology. She is authoress of astrological books, runs every year astrological courses and speaks at conferences and seminars. For 16... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Kansas City Room

9:00am CDT

Mars Transits, the Mars Cycle, and the Mars Return
By looking at Mars, you can create a roughly 22-month action plan at a glance. We will explore the Mars cycle including transits, with particular emphasis on the Mars return. And yes, we'll look at what happens when Mars goes retrograde. Bring your chart and your current Mars return!

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avatar for Donna Van Toen

Donna Van Toen

Donna Van Toen is the founder of SOTA, a regional conference held in the Buffalo NY area each year. She is also an active consultant and teacher who has lectured for numerous schools and groups in the US and Canada. Her approach is psycho-spiritual and she is known for her wit in... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Lincolnshire

9:00am CDT

Will the Real Neptune Please Stand Up?
As a Neptunian, are you fated to suffer from confusion and delusion? Is that all there is to Neptune? What about artistic abilities, special sensitivities, and psychic and spiritual gifts? Let’s focus on the positive Neptune and consider some helpful and protective practices for coping with Neptunian sensitivities. How can we best use our imagination and intuition? How can we best manage its manifestations on the physical, emotional, and mental levels?

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avatar for Priscilla  Costello

Priscilla Costello

Priscilla, M.A., Dipl. CAAE, is a counselling astrologer, speaker and writer with a professional practice spanning over 35 years. She has spoken widely in Canada and the U.S., at numerous conferences sponsored by NCGR, AFA, SOTA, and at previous UACs. Founder and Director of The New... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

9:00am CDT

Of Seeds and Stars
In classical medicine, parts of the body, diseases, and medicinal herbs are all said to have planetary rulerships, creating an interconnected chain of astrological correspondence. In this talk we’ll identify and discuss herbs belonging to each planet using the works of Culpeper, Galen, and modern herbalism as a guide. We’ll learn how to apply these principles to our own lives to develop a great addition to any health regimen.

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avatar for Ryhan Butler

Ryhan Butler

Ryhan is a professional astrologer, lecturer, and teacher based in the Dallas area and the author of the Medieval Astrology Guide website. Ryhan has studied classical astrological techniques with an emphasis on medieval astrology for just short of a decade. He has lectured locally... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Miami Room

9:00am CDT

Medieval Conundrum in Modern Light
Still relevant in our modern humanistic world: Astrology at the crossroads of religion and Aristotelian philosophy – as it played out in 1194 between Jewish Rabbis and Maimonides, the renowned philosopher. And where was Ibn Ezra in all that?

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avatar for Meira Epstein

Meira Epstein

Meira Epstein, C.A., NCGR-PAA, is a professional certified astrologer, a teacher on the NY-NCGR faculty, and a speaker at international conferences. Teacher for the NCGR Online Education Program - comprehensive preparation and mastery for the PAA Certification. Publications: Translations... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Los Angeles Room

9:00am CDT

Hephaestus: Rejection, Envy and Creativity
Hephaestus, the crippled smith, is conceived by his mother without a father, then rejected for his deformity. His myth illuminates the shadow issues around Jupiter, about not being good enough, in a parent's eyes. Hephaestus, the devalued masculine, is courted for his ingenuity and skill, mocked for his wife's infidelity. We will look at mothers and sons, and how creativity may bring healing to envy.

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avatar for Lynn Bell

Lynn Bell

Lynn Bell Astrology
WATCH MY INTERVIEWLynn Bell is a Paris based consulting astrologer, author and teacher with a psychological, archetypalapproach to a lifetime in astrology. Lynn lectures internationally, and was a longtime tutor for the CPAin London. She now teaches for MISPA online, as well as Astrology University... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Clark Room

9:00am CDT

The Heart of Your Chart: 7 Steps to Horoscope Synthesis
This new talk is designed to help astrologers of all levels develop a method of spotting the signatures, key aspects and essential components of *any* birth chart – all without getting lost in too much detail. Frank will show how to make lightning-fast connections and pinpoint a horoscope’s major scripts, themes, and dynamics. These steps include identifying: motivation and style, the chart’s main archetypes, its key themes and obsessions, and the life’s main work.

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avatar for Frank Clifford

Frank Clifford

The London School of Astrology
Frank Clifford has built an eclectic 30-year career as a consultant, researcher, data collector, writer, publisher and teacher. His books include Getting to the Heart of Your Chart and The Solar Arc Handbook. He works with The Mountain Astrologer, and has won The Charles Harvey Award... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Armitage Room

9:00am CDT

The Feminine Path of Self-Awakening and Personal Brilliance: Three Essential Aspects
The interplay of three astrological factors illumines the uniquely feminine path of consciousness for both women and men: the foundational Moon, the emotional intelligence of Venus, and the soul mysteries of Black Moon Lilith. Let's explore their impact on the choices we make in our lives and relationships and how to judge the relative strength of each, separately and together. This is not a simple, sequential developmental path, but particular to each of us.

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avatar for Kelley Hunter

Kelley Hunter

Kelley Hunter, Ph.D. is a seasoned Depth Astrologer and AstroMythologist. Her teaching and consultation work are informed by psychology, spirituality, stargazing and creative processes, primarily visual and dramatic arts. Author of Living Lilith: Four Dimensions of the Cosmic Feminine... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

9:00am CDT

Drawing on the Past to Understand Our Present and Define Our Future – Generational Astrology
Currently everyone in their 50’s has Uranus, Pluto or both of these planets in Virgo, whilst those in their early-mid 30’s has a combination of either Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn. A new generation is soon to be born with Aquarian signatures. How are our economics defined, our political platforms created and our society in general influenced by each generation’s characteristics, actions and voices?

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avatar for Wendy Stacey

Wendy Stacey

Director, The Mayo School of Astrology
WATCH MY INTERVIEWWendy Stacey B.A, M.A, Dip LSA is Chairperson for the Astrological Association and Principal of the international Mayo School of Astrology. She is the author of Consulting with Astrology (2011), Uranus Square Pluto (2012), Covid-19 through the Microscopic Lens of Astrology (2020... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Belmont Room

9:00am CDT

Astrology and the Unseen Side of Relationship
Many of us have experienced the rollercoaster of relationship. Love that we felt was true, suddenly or gradually slides into disappointment, anger, sadness, and separation. How can we extract something of worth from these difficult hookups and messy endings? Let’s examine the 7th house, its planets, elements, and modalities for clues to the hidden aspects of our relational styles.

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avatar for Brad Kochunas

Brad Kochunas

Brad Kochunas is a therapeutic astrologer and retired clinical mental health counselor. He spent three decades behind the scenes in prison doing counseling and teaching astrology. He is an award winning writer, educator, and popular speaker at conferences. He still sees occasional... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Sheffield Room

9:00am CDT

The Hellenistic Doctrine of the Moon
The Hellenistic Astrological texts reveal a very elaborate and intricate system of definitions and considerations concerning the Moon, combining its phases, applications and separations, its pre - natal lunation and much more.  As the mediator of heaven and earth and the “nurse of generations” the Importance of the ancient Lunar doctrine, to any field of astrology, cannot be disregarded.

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avatar for Michael Ofek

Michael Ofek

Michael Ofek is a professional astrologer, researcher, cosmologist and astral magician from Israel. He has been practicing astrology for more then two decades, avidly researching all branches of the ancient tradition, with an emphasis on Hellenistic Astrology and its connection with... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Michigan/MI State

9:00am CDT

The Annual Chart - Varshaphal - Solar Returns
Christina will cover the Vedic Annual Solar Return for individuals and the Annual Varshaphal of a country. How your solar return influences a year. The different ways a country annual chart is used and how each country’s Varshaphal can be compared to disaster events in that country, such as elections, the economy, shootings, bombings, or earth changes such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

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avatar for Christina Collins

Christina Collins

Vachaspati Christina Collins began her 61 years of sidereal astrological studies with her grandfather in 1955 at the age of 7, incorporating the Vedic system 45 years ago in 1971. Founding Board member of ACVA, she works both as a consultant and researcher, with 8 honorary titles... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Houston Room

11:00am CDT

Pushing through Time: Synodics and Other Cycles
Certain major conjunctions like Synodic cycles are trigger points for a series of events evolving at specific periods as they continue through their cycle. They can be applied both to financial as well as personal cycles, particularly the faster alignments. Synodics are the subject of Georgia Stathis' current writings, brand new book published in 2018, Pushing through Time: Synodic Cycles and their Developing Phases.
She shares her system in this entertaining as well as informative lecture based on about 30 years of observation.  Where, in fact, did those last Synodic Conjunctions happen in your chart?

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avatar for Georgia Stathis

Georgia Stathis

CEO, Starcycles Publishing
Georgia Stathis (www.starcycles.com) is author of Business Astrology 101, Pushing through Time: Synodic Cycles and their Developing Phases and other anthologies. She was undergraduate faculty at Kepler College www.kepler.edu. A popular international lecturer, she chairs the Alexandria... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

11:00am CDT

Eclipses – Portals of Destiny
As the Sun and Moon cover each other in perfect symmetry (or close enough), the lights are off as our ego is blindfolded. Eclipse alignments are an opening of celestial gates and their effect can radically alter the course of our lives. Maurice will explore the influence of eclipses on both personal and collective levels, understanding their cycle and looking the important eclipses of the coming years.

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avatar for Maurice Fernandez

Maurice Fernandez

Vice-President, OPA
WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Maurice Fernandez, author of the books Neptune, the 12th House and Pisces (New Edition), and Astrology and the Evolution of Consciousness—Volume One, is a leading Evolutionary Astrology counselor and teacher currently based in Arizona. He directs a critically acclaimed pr... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

11:00am CDT

Inner Dialog, Outer Experience
Learn about the Personal Points used in Symmetrical Astrology. Seeing how they’re derived from the celestial sphere gives one a greater understanding of all astrological forms. This approach unlocks a deeper meaning of character and destiny while showing the deeper sides of the inner life and outlook. Fitting into this world is revealed through various levels of connection and their underlying principles. Using the Personal Points provides a framework to interpret any kind of horoscope.

Speakers
avatar for Gary Christen

Gary Christen

Owner, Astrolabe Software
WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Gary Christen, originator of Symmetrical Astrology is a C.A. NCGR PAA, PMAFA, CAP, ASP Faculty. The first person in modern times awarded an accredited BA in Astrology (Livingston College, Rutgers University, 1974). An international lecturer, professional astrologer, serv... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

11:00am CDT

Economic, Real Estate and Business Cycles for 2018 and Beyond
Using astrological cycles that have worked for over 100 years in real estate, business and the economy, you'll learn how to use these cycles to your financial advantage. The McWhirter cycles have accurately predicted the state of the economy and stock market direction for over eighty years. The Real Estate Values cycle first tracked by Alice Reichard going back to the 1860s has continued to indicate the direction of the housing market.

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avatar for Grace Morris

Grace Morris

Planning Committee
Grace K. Morris, M.S., NCGR-PAA, ISAR C.A.P., LPMAFA, timing/trends specialist, president of Astro Economics, Inc. publishes two newsletters, the Astro Economics Stock Market Newsletter and The Right Time and founder of the World Conference of Astro Economics. Morris' latest book... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

11:00am CDT

Advanced Solar Returns
Do you want to get the most information out of your solar return? Now you can forecast for the next year with a rich set of predictive techniques taught by Nina Gryphon. You will master techniques like identifying the overall tone of the year, predicting major events, using natal chart triggers, and more. Feel free to bring your own natal chart and the solar return for an important year.

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Nina Gryphon

ISAR BOARD
Nina Gryphon is a practicing traditional astrologer and corporate lawyer living in Los Angeles. She completed John Frawley’s Horary Apprenticeship, and holds a Diploma in Horary from the School of Traditional Astrology. Nina teaches and practices astrological magic, and writes horary... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Sheffield Room

11:00am CDT

Lunation Cycle
At birth, the Sun and Moon are in an aspect connection to one another known as Lunation Phase. New Moon, Full Moon, Balsamic — each of the eight primary phase relationships indicates a unique personality/soul structure to engage with the world. As we mature throughout life, the progressed Lunation Cycle and progressed Moon positions are excellent indicators of our evolving nature and key developmental stages. We will also discuss the karmic imprint of phase, and strategies to deal with the various cycles, especially when the phase is different from our natal phase nature? 

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avatar for Kay Taylor

Kay Taylor

President, OPA
Kay Taylor integrates evolutionary astrology with psychosynthesis, intuitive mastery, and yoga for over 35 years, lecturing at major conferences and offering training via Soul Path School. She is President of OPA (Organization for Professional Astrology), on the Board of Kepler College... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

11:00am CDT

Turning Malefic Maladies into Warriors of Wellbeing
Traditional medical astrology teaches that Mars and Saturn are the harbingers of ill health and disease – instigators of acute or long-standing ailments, frustrations and poor health. But what if you could take their principles and use them to add strength and vigor to your life? Join Kira to see how you can work with these troublesome planets in order to activate positive life changes and develop both energy and empowerment.

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avatar for Kira  Sutherland

Kira Sutherland

WATCH MY INTERVIEW!Kira is an Australian Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist and Astrologer. She divides her time between clients, writing, and lecturing on natural medicine, wellbeing, and medical astrology. Known for her vibrant, straight forward teaching style, Kira has lectured in Medical Astrology... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Miami Room

11:00am CDT

Simon Forman's Astrology
Simon Forman wrote multiple versions of his astrological manual - none of which saw their way into print. History remembers him as an incompetent quack; astrologers as a highly skilled practitioner, especially of medical astrology. This talk examines his work (focusing on MS Sloane 99, which I have transcribed and published in an annotated and modernised version), and looks at Forman's sources, techniques and contribution to astrology.

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avatar for Kim Farnell

Kim Farnell

Currently President of Astrological Lodge of London (since 2008); previously Vice Chair of Astrological Association. DF Astrol S. and MA in Cultural Astronomy & Astrology; lectured on astrology at conferences in the UK, US, Poland and Serbia, and appeared on TV and radio as an astrologer... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Houston Room

11:00am CDT

Goddess of Many Faces: How Astrology Evolves and Reveals Itself Differently in Different Eras
The astrology that emerged in the twentieth century from the work of Dane Rudhyar and other pioneers of its rebirth after its earlier modern eclipse is very different from the astrologies practiced in medieval Europe or the Hellenistic age, not to mention those from other cultures altogether. We will explore this mystery, and examine the deep coherence between different astrologies and the cultural Zeitgeists in which they’re embedded.

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avatar for Richard Tarnas

Richard Tarnas

Richard Tarnas is professor of psychology and cultural history at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind, a history of the Western world view... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

11:00am CDT

The Moon & Her Nodes
Experiences of the past (south node) are the foundation of your future (north node). The lunar nodes are important points in the chart that describe where and how you meet experiences that help you grow, integrate your life and find personal fulfillment. When not used consciously, the nodes indicate a serious imbalance, unfilled potential, problems in relationships and emotional drain. Examine the natal aspects of the lunar nodes and as well as transits to them.

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avatar for Joanne Wickenburg

Joanne Wickenburg

A practicing astrologer for many years, Joanne has lectured extensively throughout the US and abroad. She is the author of 8 books and a complete home-study course in astrology. Books include: A Journey Through the Birth Chart Your Hidden Powers: Retrograde Planets and Intercepted... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Armitage Room

11:00am CDT

Integration of Previous Life by Discovering Shadow Guide
Our goal is to understand the previous life and the messages that we receive in present life, so that we can integrate previous and present incarnations. In order to do that we need to find the Shadow Guide – the energy that represents the previous incarnation in this life. This energy is represented in some form of animal, and during this lecture we’ll find the Shadow Guide for each participants, based on karmic astrology approach.

Speakers
avatar for Aleksandar Imsiragic

Aleksandar Imsiragic

President, ISAR BOARD
Aleksandar Imsiragic is ISAR President and founder of the Johannes Kepler Astrological Institute in Belgrade, Serbia. He has been an astrologer for more than 25 years, teaches meditation, has written eleven astrological books, and has organized annual International Astrological Conferences... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Grace Room

11:00am CDT

Chasing Away Dragons: Eclipses & Their Astrological Interpretation
Few visible astronomical phenomena incite as much excitement and awe in observers than the eclipse. This presentation surveys the Western world’s historical relationship to eclipses and superstitions surrounding these occultations of light. We will then frame up new ways of assessing the influence of eclipses globally and learn the keys to interpreting eclipse charts for ourselves, our clients and our nations. Past and future eclipses will be analyzed together in group settings.

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avatar for Wade Caves

Wade Caves

WATCH MY INTERVIEW​​​Wade Caves is an astrological consultant, speaker and educator specializing in horary, electional and classical astrological technique. Wade was certified with honors from the Mayo School of Astrology, and is well versed in both traditional and modern psychological methods... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Clark Room

11:00am CDT

The Root of 'We': Full & Whole Relationships
Contemporary astrology offers tremendous insights into the complexities of our physiological, emotional, mental and spiritual natures. Yet when intimate relationships begin, we can easily lose track of ourselves for the glowing promise of union with another. This talk presents the Soulsign Astrology® map of relationship tantra, based on 15 years of in-depth counseling. The six essential signifiers for actualizing relationship potential (tantra) and mature understandings of femininity and masculinity beyond gender will guide us well!

NOTE: In the final portion of the lecture, Adam will go deeper into delineation using attendees' charts. Please email soulsignoffice@gmail.com with your birth data if you would like Adam to use your chart as an example. WE WILL DELETE YOUR BIRTH DATA PROMPTLY AFTER THE CONFERENCE.

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avatar for Adam Gainsburg

Adam Gainsburg

Soulsign Astrology
Adam Gainsburg is an author, teacher and consulting astrologer focused on invigorating today’s astrologers with the living intelligence of a reunited astrology+astronomy as direct experience. His work on the heliacal cycles of the visible planets, the physics of the lunar nodes... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Lincolnshire

11:00am CDT

What do the Terms 'Malefic' and 'Benefic' Mean? What Do They Come From?
In both traditional Eastern and Western forms of astrology there are planets, houses and aspects that have been classified as "Good" or Benefic, and "Bad" or Malefic. Modern astrologers dispute this concept, and rightly so. What has been lacking is an explanation for why this classification has arisen. It takes more than good intentions to change these symbols from one to the other. This lecture discusses the causes of and solutions to the Malefic-Benefic polarization.

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avatar for Robert Hand

Robert Hand

Robert Hand is one of the world's leading astrologers. Born in 1942, he began learning astrology at the age of 17 from his father Wilfred Hand, a friend of the late Charles Jayne. Rob has been a student of astrology since 1960 and a professional astrologer since 1972. He received... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Belmont Room

11:00am CDT

Mysteries Of The Vedic Dasha System
The Vedic Dasha systems (planetary periods) are among the marvels of Vedic astrology. But to discern how effective the dasha will be, we need to see and understand each planet in the chart, what they signify and how they are configured with each other, especially through yogas and aspects, both in the birth chart and the Navamsha (9th harmonic) chart. Those will be triggered by the Dashas and transits. The Vimshottari dasha system is used here, analyzed against a backdrop of the larger historical trends.

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avatar for Edith Hathaway

Edith Hathaway

Edith Hathaway is an international consultant in practice since 1980, author, teacher, and lecturer of Vedic astrology. Among her many awards and certifications: NCGR’s Level IV (Consulting Astrologer, 1989), Jim Lewis’s Master AstroCartoGrapher, 1988, plus numerous awards from... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Kansas City Room

1:00pm CDT

Lunch Lectures

Monday May 28, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
TBA

2:30pm CDT

Astropreneurship
ASTROPRENEURSHIP™ is the application of astrology with business principles for the professional astrologer/entrepreneur to start or grow a business in consideration of the natal chart(s) of the owner(s) and the business. The form of business, management, marketing, and finance principles will be discussed as well as ethical dilemmas. Electional astrology will be used to identify opportune times for various activities, such as starting a business, launching a website, and/or creating a presence on social media.

Speakers
avatar for Omari Martin

Omari Martin

Soular Wisdom™
Omari is a certified professional astrologer and life member with the American Federation Astrologers (AFA), President of The Friends of Astrology, Inc., and Chairman of Kepler College of the Astrological Arts & Sciences. He practices and teaches Natal, Electional, Vocational, and... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Miami Room

2:30pm CDT

The Survivor's Guide to Saturn's Journey Around the Horoscope - Part 2
Last time we met, we discussed Saturn's transits through the houses of the horoscope as the manifestation of natal potential. Now, we'll zoom in on how transiting Saturn influences the natal planets by aspects and cycles through our lives as the development of character.

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avatar for John Marchesella

John Marchesella

John Marchesella is a full time astrologer in New York and in Los Angeles. John is a past Chair of NCGR, and has served as President and Education Director of NCGR-NYC. He is fully certified by NCGR-PAA, and a frequent contributor to astrological publications and speaker around the... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

2:30pm CDT

Intro to Out of Bounds Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars
Explore the seldom-used technique of declination to learn how the out of bounds signature alters your understanding of Mercury, Venus and Mars. When planets are "out of bounds" they carry a unique quality of energy that shapes their motivation and expression. This energy can accentuate or give a sense of freedom to the qualities that planet represents. Metaphorically, these planets operate "outside the Sun's jurisdiction." Many eye-opening chart examples will demonstrate how the out of bounds signature can dramatically enhance your chart interpretations.

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avatar for Tony Howard

Tony Howard

Astrology University
Tony Howard is a writer and astrologer from Portland, OR. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado, with a B.A. in History and Film Theory. His writing has been featured in The Mountain Astrologer and the Flare astrology anthologies: Astrology, the Next Generation... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

2:30pm CDT

Recent Developments in Planetary Stock Selection
This presentation will be a new milestone in financial astrology. The speaker pioneered the use of the first-trade charts as well as computerized financial astrology. New and more powerful research has pushed this analysis into new areas that yield more accurate forecasting and stock selection. Now, the speaker has quantified the most effective techniques. The subjects will include the Jupiter Return method, the Mars-Neptune method, and stock group analysis, to name a few.

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avatar for William Meridian

William Meridian

Bill Meridian has been in the investment and astrology fields since 1972. He specializes in mundane and financial astrology. Bill first computerized financial astrology in the 1980s. He is a member of the Kenos Circle futurist society. He has authored 3 books and has reprinted the... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

2:30pm CDT

From Horary to Natal and Back Again - Radical Charts and Radical Moments
The issue of radicality is a fascinating phenomenon. When horary charts align with nativities there is evidence of a synchronicity which suggests a connected pattern governing planetary alignments and the mind. This lecture demonstrates how radicality (connections between horary and natal charts) offers important predictive and therapeutic information. Drawing from a number of case studies, learn how the horary chart combined with the nativity can be used as a powerful diagnostic and forecasting tool.

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avatar for Damian Rocks

Damian Rocks

Chief Star-Gazer, Stars Like You
Damian Rocks is a professional astrologer, teacher and writer. He runs a diverse practice from Australia with a focus on astrology, health and wellbeing. He manages www.starslikeyou.com.au - a great site visited by thousands monthly and in 2017 launched the word's first astrology... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

2:30pm CDT

Certification Exams and the Chart Calculation Requirements
Should astrological chart calculations be required on astrological certification exams? Since the advent of the personal computer it is no longer necessary to do the math – pushing a few buttons accomplishes that. Given this reduction in effort, many think that chart calculations should not be on exams and more emphasis should be placed on interpretation-related questions. In addition to reviewing the basic astronomy of chart calculations, coordinate systems and the reasons behind the main house systems, I will discuss the pros and cons of this situation in detail and make some recommendations.

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avatar for Bruce  Scofield

Bruce Scofield

Bruce Scofield is an astrological consultant specializing in psychological analysis, relationships and electional astrology. He has authored seven books and numerous articles on astrology, has served on the education committee of NCGR since 1979 and is presently serving as president... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Grace Room

2:30pm CDT

Medieval Magic - Modern Medicine
Is Medieval astrology still relevant to today in the treatment of infertility? How to integrate the art of astrology with the science of modern medicine without compromising either.

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avatar for Nicola Smuts Allsop

Nicola Smuts Allsop

Nicola Smuts Allsop is a consulting astrologer, living in the UK. She has a diploma from Rod Suskin School of Astrology in South Africa, and a medieval diploma from Astrologos in the UK and a Master’s degree from the University of Christchurch in Canterbury in Myth, The Sacred and... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

2:30pm CDT

Astrology and Cyberspace: The Impact of the Internet on Modern Western Astrology
The Internet, which has brought about great changes in areas of communication and the dissemination of information, has greatly impacted on astrology. My 2015 doctoral thesis examined the impact of the Internet on astrology. My research included interviews with 65 professional astrologers and sought their views on this topic. This talk discusses the main issues and concerns raised by the astrologers and draws conclusions about the impact of the Internet on modern western astrology.

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avatar for Frances Clynes

Frances Clynes

Frances has been a practising astrologer since 1987. Her qualifications include the Diploma from the Faculty of Astrological Studies where she is an online lecturer and a distance learning tutor, an MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, and a PhD from the Sophia Centre where she... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

2:30pm CDT

Alchemy and Astrology: East Meets West
How does alchemy relate to our lives and charts? Alchemy describes an archetypal process, and where we are in the process can be seen in the imagery that emerges in dream, art, and astrology. We go into the basics of alchemy's practice and principles, comparing these to 2 Eastern systems. After a visualization, we will learn the alchemical stages with their psychological and astrological dimensions, using case material and visualization imagery.

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avatar for Claudia Bader

Claudia Bader

A psycho-spiritual experiential astrologer who loves research and prediction, Claudia has pioneered the interface between psychoanalysis, astrology, alchemy, art, and mandalas since 1973. Using multimedia, she has taught this mix in Asia, Europe, Canada, and the US Creator and facilitator... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

2:30pm CDT

Antiscia: Secrets in the Mirror
Methods for using and understanding the mysterious antiscia are revealed. The theoretical basis of antiscia, easy methods for calculating antiscia positions, and criteria for evaluating them are considered. A series of sample charts are used to show how antiscia mingle with and amplify the planetary significations of natal charts, solar returns, progressions, synastry, horary, electional, and mundane astrology, and elucidate qualities hidden within these charts. Handout included.

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avatar for Elizabeth Hazel

Elizabeth Hazel

Elizabeth Hazel is an astrologer, tarotist and mystic scholar. She is the author of Tarot Decoded and the Whispering Tarot deck and book, and has written many articles for various publications. Liz has presented numerous tarot and astrology topics around the country. A long-time board... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

2:30pm CDT

The Solar Arc Lunar Nodes
The transiting nodes move too fast to develop much depth. The progressed nodes move almost too slowly to notice. But in between, at about one degree per year, lie the all-important solar arc nodes. When will the karmic wave break? When the nodes hit, a feeling of deja vu pervades your life. You've said to the cosmos, "set it up again. I want another look at this question - and these people."

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avatar for Steven Forrest

Steven Forrest

Forrest Astrology
Steven Forrest is the author of several astrological bestsellers including, The Inner Sky. His work has been translated widely and he has traveled world-wide teaching his brand of choice-centered evolutionary astrology— an astrology which integrates free will, grounded humanistic... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Clark Room

2:30pm CDT

Astrology and Daily News
The best astrological education today is provided by the news media, which unerringly chooses the hottest planetary issues of the day. Studying events in this way the observant student can soon learn the art of correlating mundane events with astrology. You learn to live in the moment as your breath is taken away by the significance of everything unfolding moment by moment. Come and see what is going on right now around you!

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avatar for Adrian Duncan

Adrian Duncan

Adrian Ross Duncan has had a full-time astrology practice since 1985, is a former editor of the Astrological Journal and is author of “Doing Time on Planet Earth”, the World of Wisdom software/reports and “Astrology: Transformation and Empowerment”. His work can be seen today... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Armitage Room

2:30pm CDT

The Natal Lunar Phase and Relationships
Two different narratives underscore every romantic partnership. One, driven by the passionate eroticism of sexual chemistry, is reflected in the astrology of Venus and Mars. But the other—a quieter tale of compatible temperaments and united purpose—is illustrated by the astrological connection between the Sun and Moon. Understanding the lunar phase at your birth can help you understand how to make relationship choices that are truly satisfying.

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avatar for April Elliott Kent

April Elliott Kent

Big Sky Astrology
April Elliott Kent has practiced astrology professionally since 1990. She's the author of three books, including Astrological Transits and The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology, and is a popular teacher and lecturer. April has served on the AFAN steering committee and is a member... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

2:30pm CDT

Understanding Almutens
Taking ancient understandings of planetary dignity and debility full throttle, Arabic-era astrologers devised countless ways to determine which planet has the most say over things like profession, family, and even pregnancy. The resulting “winner” of their calculations became known as the almuten, or “governor,” of various chart topics. In this lecture, we will explore almutens and how to integrate them into your astrological practice to achieve surprisingly accurate results.

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avatar for Jenn Zahrt

Jenn Zahrt

Founder, Revelore Press
Jenn Zahrt, PhD is an author, translator, publisher, and teacher of cultural astronomy and astrology. She's the senior editor of The Mountain Astrologer, the deputy editor of the peer-reviewed journal Culture and Cosmos, a company director of the Sophia Centre Press, the founder of... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

2:30pm CDT

Looking Up to the 10th House
Status, recognition in one's profession, and "good works done in the outer world" are the business of the Karmasthana. The 10th lord, and the other 10th house karakas; transits over the dasamsha harmonic chart; the Pad lagna; the condition of the Sun; maturity of 10th lord; certain success-producing yogas and when they become effective in their dasa/bhukti periods - all these can give a very good indication of periods of career success.

Speakers
avatar for Charlotte Benson

Charlotte Benson

Charlotte has practiced both Western and Vedic Astrology professionally, full time since 1972. She is the president of The American College of Vedic Astrology, Inc. Known as a friend of all astrologers, Charlotte has contributed her time and talents to the astrological community through... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Houston Room

4:30pm CDT

Astrology for Success – 5 Step Formula for Discovering Your WOW Factor
Learn how to build your unique platform blending astrology and your most valuable gifts into a successful business consulting system. By using this 5 steps formula you will be able to decode any horoscope quickly and to give to your client amazing insights about their business while they live life on purpose too. You will also learn how to develop beautiful streams of income doing what you love most, all based on your chart codes.

Speakers
avatar for Lea Imsiragic

Lea Imsiragic

Dr. Lea Imsiragic combines for over 10 years magneto-biology with astrology in her practice with clients and students. Drawing on her expertise in human physiology, acupuncture, Energy Psychology, flower essences, and astrology, Lea created an accurate astrological system for diagnosis... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Grace Room

4:30pm CDT

Tracking the Uranus Cycle through Our Life Stages
From the first Uranus square to the midlife opposition and on to the second square and the Uranus return at age 84, this innovative transpersonal planet awakens us at each phase of the cycle through igniting our desire for individuation through personal freedom. Exploring the core themes of this cycle in our personal development and in our relationships, we will also take a look at the significance of Uranus moving into Taurus.

Speakers
avatar for Margaret Gray

Margaret Gray

Margaret is a consulting and teaching psychological astrologer based in Dublin, Ireland. She offers birth chart readings to clients all over the world, as well as teaching courses, webinars, and speaking at International conferences.  She is the co-founder of ‘Relationships and... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Sheffield Room

4:30pm CDT

Using Local Space at Home and at Work
How to set up and use Local Space Astrology to optimize home and work space. How Local space works with Astro*Cartography. What planetary lines mean and how to apply them.

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avatar for Nancy Bahlman

Nancy Bahlman

Certified Astro*Cartographer by Jim Lewis in 1983. NCGR Level I. Wrote monthly Sun Sign column 14 years Phenomenews Magazine. MI Renaissance Festival 6 years. BA Human Resources. Corporate career 40+ years as analyst while building Astrol clientele for retirement. Lectured in MI... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

4:30pm CDT

Vocational Astrology: Career, Work, Money
Houses 2, 6 & 10 are the vocational houses and in a natural chart they also represent the earth houses. Is there a plan for you? In other words, is there something you should be doing as a vocation or avocation? This lecture will narrow down vocational directions using planets, signs and houses. Charts from the rich and famous and the poor and unknown will be used to help us understand what we should do.

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avatar for Sandra-Leigh Serio

Sandra-Leigh Serio

WATCH MY INTERVIEWSandra-Leigh holds an M.A. in Psychology and is certified by ISAR, AFA and OPA as a professionalastrologer. She has written for The Mountain Astrologer, Llewellyn Publications, Horoscope Magazineand StarIQ and has served on the many boards of AFAN and OPA and is Past President of... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Armitage Room

4:30pm CDT

Planetary Stations and Eclipse Degrees
There is a wisdom in the cosmos. Planetary Stations and Eclipse degrees tell the story of your upcoming year and they tell the tale writ large. All we have to do is to connect the dots with other factors.

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avatar for Dorothy Oja

Dorothy Oja

Dorothy Oja, ISAR C.A.P. Author: Planetary Resonance, Everything Leaves a Trace & Computer reports: Compatibility & Conflict. Newsmagazine: PlanetWeather, published 24 years. Specialties: Surgery elections, Davison Relationship analysis. Faculty: IAA & Kepler college. New project... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Indiana/Iowa Room

4:30pm CDT

Planets on the 1st - Choosing a New Experience of Yourself
Pretend you are in a very large space with numerous rooms, doors, and windows. If you have always stood in the same corner, looking straight ahead, your experience has been limited. The other rooms, doors, and windows are ever-present. Choosing a planet 1st is simply re-orienting yourself in your own space. Technically, we move the planet chosen 1st to the Ascendant, actively choosing to strengthen and develop the part of our psyche it represents. When our identity is more clearly defined, we emerge into life ready to engage. Which planet will you choose 1st?!

Speakers
avatar for Tara Aal

Tara Aal

Currently, I'm living in Los Angeles, working as a metaphysical writer and astrologer. I offer private sessions, lectures, and workshops. I am a regular presenter with EA (Evolutionary Astrology) Zoom Meetings, and columnist for Infinity Astrological Magazine and Conscious Community... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Kansas City Room

4:30pm CDT

Off With the Bad - On With the Good
Ceres received a promotion in 2006 and since then the new science of epigenetics has disproved the ‘born with bad genes’ theory. The vital importance of a healing environment in switching genes on is now evident in reversing the effects of cancer and other diseases. Faye makes the case for Ceres ruling epigenetics and shows how Ceres’ placement can identify an optimal environment for maintaining health.
Faye is publishing a new book on business astrology in 2018. Attached is a form to preorder at a special price. Faye is also offering a reduced price on skype sessions - fill out that form if you are interested. 

Speakers
avatar for Faye Blake-Cossar

Faye Blake-Cossar

Faye Blake-Cossar www.fayecossar.com New Zealand born Faye is founder of the Amsterdam School of Astrology, which hosts international speakers. She is also an Inner Child-Regression therapist and business consultant and has spoken at the world’s major conferences. She holds an MA... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Clark Room

4:30pm CDT

Plutonian Cycle of Power
Westin's research links declination power points (23 and 0 degrees, plus the manifestation degree) with significant events in mundane history. Discover how the powerful and rapidly changing, Plutonian cycle connects singular events such as the beginnings of Western Civilization, the development of the American Experiment, and how all relates to the divisive, chaotic events of today with a precision unavailable in longitude.

Speakers
avatar for Leigh  Westin

Leigh Westin

Leigh Westin (MS; MA; D.F. Astrol.S.; CA, NCGR), NCGR’s Chapter Director and Examiner for NCGR-PAA, pioneered research founding a declination premise from Earth’s dynamics, the LunarSeasonsTM theory, Venus and Mars out-of-bounds in fixed signs, and a declination basis of antiscia... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

4:30pm CDT

Virgo as an Archetype of Creativity, Loss, and Renewal
To make the real is to sacrifice the ideal. Three Greek myths of the Virgin describe different facets of the doubt, sorrow, and grief that always accompany the choice to create, embody, and incarnate ourselves and our dreams. This talk will discuss these stories and the compassionate perspective they offer of our human difficulties with surrender to the cycles of loss and renewal (and retrogradation) that become the warp and weft of any creative life.

Speakers
avatar for Jason Holley

Jason Holley

WATCH MY INTERVIEWJason Holley is an astrologer and psychotherapist in the US. He has taught extensively on mythology, astrology, and psychology. Jason has developed and teaches expressive and experiential approaches to astrology using psychodrama, art-making, movement, and somatic psychologies. H... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Lincolnshire

4:30pm CDT

On the Technique of Derivations
Interpretation is greatly facilitated by employing a technique called house derivations. By its proper use most questions asked by a client can be answered. Typically we say there are twelve houses, but actually there are 144. There are the 12 radix houses; the rest would be derived from these former. For example, your 11th house is the 2nd house of your boss. Chart examples illustrate the use of the technique

Speakers
avatar for Robert Corre

Robert Corre

Robert, practices in New York. He lectures internationally and teaches five classes weekly, twice locally and three times live over the Internet. His two-year program focuses on helping students develop good work habits and technique based on the methods of Morin as taught by Zoltan... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Michigan/MI State

4:30pm CDT

Astrology as a Spiritual Practice
Coming into relationship with the cosmos through the art and discipline of astrology is a life-long practice. Astrology opens up realms of knowledge to its practitioners that fundamentally challenge dominant perceptions of a disenchanted universe, awakening us to deeper participation in the spiritual meaning permeating the cosmos. Becca’s lecture will bring transpersonal psychology and participatory theory into dialogue to show how astrology can be lived as a daily practice with profound relational and psychospiritual implications.

Speakers
avatar for Becca Tarnas

Becca Tarnas

Becca S. Tarnas, Ph.D. is a scholar, artist, and editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology. She received her doctorate in Philosophy and Religion from the California Institute of Integral Studies, with her dissertation titled The Back of Beyond: The Red Books of C. G... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Miami Room

4:30pm CDT

Mars Retrograde 2018: Are you Feeling the Heat?
During the Mars retrograde cycle in 2016, all hell broke loose (as it often does) with terrorism, violence, and attempted coups. As we approach another Mars retrograde from June 26-August 27, find out what the planet of sex, power, and aggression might bring on a mundane and individual level by going through each ascendant. Remember that the shadow period, or retrograde arc, from 5/12-10/8 has already begun. Are you feeling the heat?

Speakers
avatar for Ronnie Dreyer

Ronnie Dreyer

Ronnie Gale Dreyer is an internationally known consultant based in NYC. A practitioner of Western and Indian astrology, she lectures for groups and conferences throughout the world, and conducts ongoing courses and webinars. Ronnie was guest lecturer for the MA program in Cultural... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Belmont Room

4:30pm CDT

The Vertex in Synastry: Soulmate or Angel of Destruction?
The Vertex takes the meaning of fatal or karmic encounters when analyzed in relationship charts. This is why is particularly important in meetings or living circumstances on which a person seems to have no conscious control. Usually such meetings or contacts have drastic effect change in the life of the native, altering its course. The meetings indicated by Vertex are not necessarily negative, but it will always be important and powerful.

Speakers
avatar for Claudia Rizzi

Claudia Rizzi

Global Director - Argentina, Instituto Superior de Astrología ISAA
Astrologer – Counselor – Author. Early introduced in the deep study of Astrology since 1979, Claudia is a full-time Astrological Counselor. She achieved the ISAR C.A.P. Certification in 2005 and has a degree in Psychological Counseling (1993). Global Director for ISAR Argentina... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin Room

4:30pm CDT

The Zodiac’s 36 Faces: Exploring the Decans
The decans, the division of each sign into three equal parts, are mentioned as a side note, or not at all, in contemporary astrological texts. Yet these neglected elements of astrology have tremendous descriptive power, and an extensive, well-illustrated history- one adorned with hundreds of beautiful and disturbing symbolic images. In this lecture, we’ll trace the history of this under-appreciated piece of astrology through its different incarnations, tracking down symbolism that stretches for four millennia.

Speakers
avatar for Austin Coppock

Austin Coppock

Austin Coppock is an astrologer, author and teacher based in Los Angeles, California. He is the current President of the Association for Young Astrologers. Austin has published widely, including multiple pieces for The Mountain Astrologer, and his groundbreaking book on the decans... Read More →


Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Northwestern/Ohio

4:30pm CDT

Ancient Stars in Sunny Skies: An Exploration of Vedic Nakshatras - You and Your Star
In this class we will explore many of the characteristics of the 27 Nakshatras (Lunar Zodiac) as relates to the 12 Signs or Rashis (Solar Zodiac). This informative presentation will show you how Vedic astrology identifies your Nakshatra by the Moon’s position. The relevance of the Nakshatra’s special Kuta rules of relationship compatibility and the power or Shakti of the Nakshatras, will also be discussed.

Speakers
avatar for Shoba Mohan

Shoba Mohan

Shoba Mohan holds MBAs in Finance and Information Systems. She retired after a long career in Banking, to pursue her lifelong interest in Vedic Astrology. Her inspiration is her mother, a renowned palmist and numerologist. Shoba believes in using chart interpretation as a peerless... Read More →



Monday May 28, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Houston Room

6:30pm CDT

Marion D. March Regulus Awards Banquet
The Marion D. March Regulus Awards Banquet is held at every UAC, and awards are given for outstanding achievement in the community.

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Monday May 28, 2018 6:30pm - 11:30pm CDT
Grand Ballroom 7th Floor
 
Tuesday, May 29
 

8:00am CDT

Energy Astrology Morning Exercises
Wear loose, comfortable clothing.
 
Dr Lea Imsiragic created uniqe system for rising awarnes of your body needs, which combine knowledge from astrology and body physiology in simple 15 minutes excersise. You will learn how to work your horoscope through your body, get your metabolism going and keep focus for whole day, so you can embrace all UAC wisdom even better!

Speakers
avatar for Lea Imsiragic

Lea Imsiragic

Dr. Lea Imsiragic combines for over 10 years magneto-biology with astrology in her practice with clients and students. Drawing on her expertise in human physiology, acupuncture, Energy Psychology, flower essences, and astrology, Lea created an accurate astrological system for diagnosis... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 8:00am - 8:20am CDT
Halsted Foyer 4th Floor

8:00am CDT

Registration & Hospitality
Tuesday May 29, 2018 8:00am - 2:00pm CDT
5th Floor Booth

8:30am CDT

9:00am CDT

Career Counseling Theory and Vocational Astrology: A New Synthesis
This presentation explores how vocational astrologers guide themselves and assist others in career decision making, coping with unemployment, workplace stress, burnout, occupational changes, self-employment, and retirement. We’ll consider how traditional career counseling theories and tools enhance vocational astrology, and how astrology expands the universe of career counseling, introducing conceptual refinement, a Uranian paradigm of occupational interests, and the crucial dimension of timing. Case examples illustrate vocational astrology incorporating career counseling theories and principles.

Speakers
avatar for Greg Bogart

Greg Bogart

Greg Bogart, Ph.D., MFT, is an astrologer and psychotherapist specializing in holistic treatment of depression, and a lecturer at Sonoma State University, where he teaches courses on Jungian dreamwork, mythology, and the psychology of yoga. Greg is also an ISAR- and NCGR-certified... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Lincolnshire 2

9:00am CDT

Astrology and the Adolescent Brain

Do you really think you’ve outgrown being a teenager?

Recent advances in neurology seem to indicate that rapid brain development during adolescence has a long-term effect. It creates life-long habits that are nearly impossible to break.

Drawing on her award-winning astrological research on astrology and education, Alex will demonstrate the link between addiction, violence and neurological developments in a variety of case studies. This is supported by some very startling results from her statistical analysis of the 20,000 entries in her behaviour database. Her critical analysis of the "modern" educational system (which has changed very littled since the 19th century) is based on years of teaching in a conventional classroom. Her study creates a compelling argument for using astrology as a catalyst for educational reform.

Alex’s lecture is highly recommended viewing for parents, teachers and other authority figures as well as anyone else who thinks it’s time to pay a little more attention to what is happening in our schools.



Speakers
avatar for Alex Trenoweth

Alex Trenoweth

Vice Principal, Krishnamurti Institute of Astrology
Alex Trenoweth, MA (CAA), DFAstrolS, CIA Agent 144 is an astrological researcher and professional schoolteacher in London UK. In 2015, she was awarded “International Astrologer of the Year” by the Krishnamurti Institute of Astrology (KIA) for her ground-breaking and innovative... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Los Angeles Room

9:00am CDT

Accurate Birth Time Matters: Rectifying From AA to Dirty Data
Increasingly astrologers face clients with inexact birth times or even unknown times, since many countries do not record it. All birth times should be confirmed by a simple test before the astrologer begins for forecasting accuracy; however, birth times within a half-hour range are easily tested. Wider time ranges or disputed times become increasingly difficult but we have techniques and tools to narrow the time range for a chart that unfolds appropriately with life events.

Speakers
avatar for Carol Tebbs

Carol Tebbs

Vice-President & Instructor, Kepler College
C. A. P. certified, Carol Tebbs has served the astrology community since 1971 as: UAC Co-Founder, Board Chair and Director, UAC’ 95 Coordinator, 3 terms ISAR President, 10 terms ISAR Board member and currently an ISAR Advisor. Carol was Kepler College President 2003-2006 and currently... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Michigan Room

9:00am CDT

Commodities Are People, Too
Explore natal horoscopes of leading commodity futures contracts for insights into how they respond to transits and horoscope-based prices at important market highs and lows over the last 25 years. A peek into upcoming transits, too. Markets include: Crude oil, E-mini S&P 500(R), Euro FX, Gold, Soybeans, Sugar and U.S. 10-year T-note. Chicago is the center of the commodities universe. Feel the vibe and get the inside scoop from Susan Gidel, a 35-year industry veteran.

Speakers
avatar for Susan Gidel

Susan Gidel

Owner, SusanGSays LLC
Susan Gidel specializes in financial astrology research, publishing, and consulting that builds on her 35 years in the commodity futures business as a journalist and brokerage firm marketing executive. Based in Chicago, she has lectured at UAC 2018, ISAR Star Club, NCGR, and Friends... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Houston Room

9:00am CDT

Forecasting with Planetary Stations; Both Retrograde and Direct
How many times have we said," Thank goodness Mercury is direct and all is right with the world." Then a month passes and a mercurial disaster occurs. The only indication to explain the occurrence is that the Mercury station direct degree is getting hit by a transit. Whether it be Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune or Pluto. When does the hidden sensitive period begin and when does it end.

Speakers
avatar for Arlene Nimark

Arlene Nimark

Arlene Marcia Nimark, Uranian Astrologer, C.A. NCGR is and has been a full time astrologer since 1980. From 1992 through 2000 Arlene had served on the NCGR National board. She is on the faculty of the NYC NCGR Chapter. Arlene has lectured at numerous conferences including the 2013... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Lincolnshire 1

9:00am CDT

Intercepted Signs & Retrograde Planets - Your Hidden Powers
Learn to appreciate and cultivate the personal powers available to you via your retrograde planets and intercepted signs. This is a unique perspective of retrogrades and interceptions, and explains how they can be used as resources rather than liabilities. Explore the special potentials hidden in your intercepted signs and the strengths provided by retrogrades.

Speakers
avatar for Joanne Wickenburg

Joanne Wickenburg

A practicing astrologer for many years, Joanne has lectured extensively throughout the US and abroad. She is the author of 8 books and a complete home-study course in astrology. Books include: A Journey Through the Birth Chart Your Hidden Powers: Retrograde Planets and Intercepted... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Armitage Room

9:00am CDT

The Four Humors and the Four Great Disease Systems in Medical Astrology
Traditional Western medicine posits four primary fluids which marked four physiological types: a clustering of patterns and predispositions. This system was connected to the system of astrological elements in Hellenistic times, and was the basis for choosing both wellness and treatment protocols. We will examine these systems so we can understand how they can direct alternative therapies. And lest you think this system didn’t work, consider: physicians didn’t get paid unless they healed!

Speakers
avatar for Lee Lehman

Lee Lehman

Practical application is one persistent hallmark that has defined Lee Lehman. She is the author of eleven books. She teaches regularly at Midwest School of Astrology, and Kepler College. She is a Tutor for the School of Traditional Astrology, both in horary and in a medical course... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Purdue Room

9:00am CDT

Star of Bethlehem
Drawing from biblical sources, historical records and archaeological research, and religious documents the date and time of Jesus’ birth can be identified. A time-line of events prior to and following His birth can be outlined, and through secondary progressions and transits there is confirmation of His life and death. Other questions never addressed -- such as the Slaughter of the Innocents and the 12 Days of Christmas – are easily answered with astrology.

Speakers
avatar for Christine Arens

Christine Arens

Christine Arens is certified as both a Professional and Teaching astrologer through AFA, and as an NCGR-PAA Level-III. After serving 21 years as President of Chicago’s Friends of Astrology, she was named President Emeritus. She is currently a Board member of AFA and Kepler, as well... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Miami Room

9:00am CDT

From Mars to Venus in the Inner-Outer World
Since Pluto went into Capricorn in 2008 and Neptune into Pisces in 2011/12, we have watched most of our social structures undergo meltdown and transformation. For most of this time, Uranus was in Mars-ruled Aries. Now that it has entered Venus-ruled Taurus, we shall explore how we might listen for new dimensions opening within us, so to creatively partake in the very different sort of revolution arising.

Speakers
avatar for Darby Costello

Darby Costello

Darby Costello studied astrology in the 1960s in Boston. After living in Africa 12 years, she moved to London and in 1988 began teaching at the Centre for Psychological Astrology, where she became Head Tutor. She teaches at several international astrology schools, writes books, does... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Clark Room

9:00am CDT

Spiritual Dimensions of the Zodiac Signs
All astrologers are familiar with the personality characteristics of zodiac signs: Leo can be proud, Virgo fastidious, etc. There are also mythic and archetypal stories that zodiac signs express: Leo can be the hero, Virgo the dutiful servant, etc. Behind these archetypal stories there is an even deeper level of the zodiac signs that often gets overlooked. We will learn about this more fundamental, spiritual dimension of each of the 12 zodiac signs.

Speakers
avatar for David Cochrane

David Cochrane

ISAR BOARD
David is a Vibrational Astrologer, researcher, writer and teacher. He has made more than 600 free youtube videos that have a total of more than two million views. He has won multiple awards, including the 2018 Regulus Award in "Discovery, Innovation and Research," and awards from... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Iowa Room

9:00am CDT

Mystic Rectangles
A planetary configuration formed by two trines, two sextiles and two oppositions, Mystic Rectangles invite, compel, and encourage the chart’s owner to follow a “calling” or “god’s whisper in the ear”. We’ll explore Mystic Rectangles ~ the good, the bad and the interesting twilight spaces of hearing, knowing and figuring out how to answer the soul’s yearning/calling. We’ll work with Transits, Progressions and Arcs as triggers to the Mystic Rectangle which initiate the soul’s journey.

Speakers
avatar for Anne Ortelee

Anne Ortelee

WATCH MY INTERVIEWAnne Ortelee is a certified astrologer by ISAR-CAP, AMAFA, NCGR-PAA Level 3 and OPA.  She has a busy consulting practice in New York City, NY. Anne is Treasurer for OPA and IAEA. Anne is on the Board of the CG Jung Foundation. Anne’s lectured at local, regional and national con... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Michigan State Room

9:00am CDT

The History of Quantum Mechanics as it Correlates to the Jupiter-Uranus and the Uranus-Pluto Cycles

The title of my talk has evolved into the “Co-emergence of Quantum Mechanics and Depth Psychology as They Relate to the Jupiter-Uranus and Uranus-Pluto Cycles”. In this talk we will explore the striking number of Jupiter-Uranus and Uranus-Pluto alignments we find at the significant milestones in the history quantum mechanics and in the natal charts of the scientists who conducted them. We will also look at the key moments in the evolution of depth psychology leading to the development of archetypal astrology. The talk will end with speculative discussion on what the insights from quantum mechanics and archetypal historiography say about the Wolfgang Pauli-C.G. Jung dialogue on the psycho-physical or mind-body problem.


Speakers
avatar for Chad  Harris

Chad Harris

Astrologer, Archetypal View
Chad Harris has been studying and practicing astrology since October 1995. He has been an astrological teaching assistant to Richard Tarnas at the California Institute of Integral Studies since 2004. He is also a contributing author to Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology and... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Kansas City Room

9:00am CDT

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Transits and Progressions in Relationship Timing
Our charts are not static, transits and progressions alter the way we are in significant ways. In the world of relationship astrology this can show us why we might have a particular relationship at any given time. We meet these transits and progressions through others. In this talk we will look at how we can use these timings to understand more about ourselves and to help us navigate and improve the relationships we have.

Speakers
avatar for John Green

John Green

Director, MISPA
John Green D.Psych.Astrol. John has been involved with astrology for over 25 years and is the director of the new Mercury Internet School of Psychological Astrology which offers a diploma course in psychological astrology. He studied at the CPA qualifying with their Certificate and... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Belmont Room

9:00am CDT

Way of the Moon: How to Use the Lunar Mansions
You're familiar with the 12 signs of the solar zodiac, but did you know there's also a lunar zodiac? In India they're known as nakshatras, but in Western astrology they're called Mansions of the Moon. In Medieval and Renaissance times, these 28 lunar mansions were an important tool for predictive, electional and magical astrology. Learn the origin and meaning of the lunar mansions and how you can use them in your own chart interpretations.

Speakers
avatar for Donna Woodwell

Donna Woodwell

Though Donna Woodwell attended grad school to become a foreign correspondent, she had no idea how foreign she’d get. After exploring ancient and modern metaphysical practices for more than 20 years, today she uses astrology to help folks discover – and live – their unique genius... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Scottsdale Room

9:00am CDT

The Outer Planets: A Neo-Vedic View
This presentation will look at the importance of integrating the Uranus, Neptune and Pluto into the Vedic system. During this lecture we will explore the symbolism and sacred stories (myths) associated with Prajapati, Varuna and Lord Yama and their relationship to the modern outer planets used in Tropical Astrology. The importance of these grahas was discovered on an ancient Vashistha palm leaf according to the great jyotishi, Narendra Desai.

Speakers
avatar for Dennis Harness

Dennis Harness

Vedic Astrologer, Sedona Vedic Astrology
Dennis M. Harness, Ph.D. is a professional astrologer holding a doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology. For more than forty years, he has studied and practiced both Sideral and Tropical techniques. Dr. Harness is the President Emeritus of the American College of Vedic Astrology... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Wisconsin Room

11:00am CDT

Helping Business Clients with Their Decisions
This lecture demonstrates how I use astrology to help my business clients for 50 years make million dollar decisions. I use different astrological techniques depending on what they want to do and how to achieve it. My job is to use the chart to tell them exactly ‘yes, no, why not’, and how to follow the cosmic forces to manifest their goals. And if everything is okay I tell them when to take action.

Speakers
avatar for Alphee Lavoie

Alphee Lavoie

Alphee is a full-time astrologer for over 50 years, Certified Level IV. 12 years Ncgr Research Director, lectured worldwide at conferences, nominated six UAC’s in a row for Research Award. Alphee has authored four best selling horary books ,writes a monthly horary column in Dell... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Miami Room

11:00am CDT

The Journey of Life: Understanding Transits
As rites of passage, transits reflect the evolutionary journey of consciousness. . Through understanding the significance of the quadrants and the placement of planets in the natal chart, we can begin to create a framework from within which to gain insight into how the transits expand and develop our capacity for psychological growth. We will discuss the developmental cycles and archetypal meaning of the planets and why transits act as timekeepers of our human potential.

Speakers
avatar for Eileen McCabe

Eileen McCabe

Eileen McCabe is a professional astrologer and a licensed clinical social worker with a private practice in New York City. She has received NCGR-PAA Level IV certification as a consulting astrologer and has a certificate in psychotherapy from the Training Institute of Self Psychology... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Wisconsin Room

11:00am CDT

The Secret Code of Fixed Stars
Stellar constellations or stellar clusters represent the web of mysterious threads that create our collective destiny, as well as the individual’s fate. This foundation is made up of primordial myths incorporated within the being or essence of the collective unconscious, therefore representing the fundamental codes of humanity.

Speakers
avatar for Aleksandar Imsiragic

Aleksandar Imsiragic

President, ISAR BOARD
Aleksandar Imsiragic is ISAR President and founder of the Johannes Kepler Astrological Institute in Belgrade, Serbia. He has been an astrologer for more than 25 years, teaches meditation, has written eleven astrological books, and has organized annual International Astrological Conferences... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Belmont Room

11:00am CDT

Identifying Planetary Signature for Commodities
This lecture will explore the link between the planets and Commodities like gold, silver and wheat to give the astrologer a method for predicting the times of moves on the futures markets. The lecture will describe how to do your own research and perhaps find a commodity that resonates particularly with you.

Speakers
avatar for Alison Feiner

Alison Feiner

Partner, Ambrosia Academy of Astrology
Alison began studying astrology in 1999 and received her diploma from the Australian Federation of Astrologers in 2008. Alison also studied many forms of trading and investing including shares, options, commodity futures and currencies. The twin interests naturally led to the study... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Michigan Room

11:00am CDT

The Progressed Sun: Who Are We Becoming?
As a predictor, the Progressed Moon gets all the glory, but the Progressed Sun, as the Evolving Self has its own story to tell. Let's explore how the Sun moves through signs and houses, what happens when it converses with (aspects) other planets and how we can use this information to map our way forward.

Speakers
avatar for Mj Patterson

Mj Patterson

Global Director - Canada, Halifax Astrology School
Mj Patterson, BA BSc, BEd, MEd, CA-NCGR-PAA is Director of the Halifax Astrology School, founding Director of the Atlantic Professional Astrologers' Association and ISAR Global Director for Canada. She also convenes the Northern-Stars Astrology Conference. Specialising in rectification... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Scottsdale Room

11:00am CDT

Grand Configurations - Making Sense of Attitudes and Behaviors
You know them; you have seen them. These combinations of planetary relationships that form unique chart structures. Grand configurations are very important in client work for they indicate central personality themes, by way of connections to house rulers and dispositor chains. Together we will explore and discover integrating the many facets of the personality.

Speakers
avatar for Richard Smoot

Richard Smoot

Operations Manager, ISAR, Inc.
Richard Smoot has been a professional astrologer since 1971 and speaks nationally and internationally. Currently, he is the publisher of the ISAR’s Journal, "International Astrologer", the Operations Manager for ISAR; co-creator of ISAR’s Consulting Skills Program; and serves... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Purdue Room

11:00am CDT

Dynamic Astrology — Our Multidimensional Narrative
Levels of being are created as we age through gestation, childhood, maturity and transcendence that echo ancient chakras, reincarnation stages and our biological development as a species. By understanding the Life Time scale of being we see our life unfold in sequence around the chart. A unique synthesis of cosmology, psychology and biology brings a new dimension to work with yourself, your family, your life process and your narrative as a whole of related parts.

Speakers
avatar for A.T. Mann

A.T. Mann

A.T. Mann (B.Arch. Cornell) is an astrologer, architect and designer. His books are: The Round Art, A New Vision of Astrology, Mandala Astrological Tarot, The Divine Plot, Astrology and Reincarnation; Sacred Landscapes and more. Life Time Astrology is based on the spiral solar system... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Michigan State Room

11:00am CDT

Toward an Understanding of the Two Zodiacs: Tropical and Sidereal
The zodiac constitutes the very bedrock of our field. How did the original zodiac split into two? Which zodiac is correct, or can they both be correct? In attempting to answer these questions, I hope to shed light on the controversy between the two zodiacs. An explanation is provided for how tropical and sidereal zodiacs were originally one, and why they split apart following the discovery of precession. It’s a fascinating story with profound implications.

Speakers
avatar for Glenn Perry

Glenn Perry

Director, Academy of AstroPsychology
Glenn Perry, PhD, is a professional astrologer and licensed psychotherapist in Melbourne-Viera, Florida. In addition to private practice, Dr. Perry is director of the Academy of AstroPsychology, an online school that offers a two-year Diploma Program. Glenn has authored nine books on astrology and lectures internationally on the application of astrology to the fields of counseling and consciousness. He has served as Board member, ethics chair, and research director for ISAR... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Los Angeles Room

11:00am CDT

Passion and Power: Exploring Pluto
Pluto’s process echoes the myth of descent – a period of despair in a place of darkness followed by a return to life, conscious that one has been irrevocably changed. He offers an image of both tyrant and victim, healer and destroyer. We will explore different facets and stories of the dark god, and the geography of the underworld, bearing witness to the experience of Pluto both natally as part of the archetype of the shadow, and by transit as passages of grief and loss, renewal and resurrection.

Speakers
avatar for Carole Taylor

Carole Taylor

CAROLE TAYLOR is a full-time astrologer, combining teaching, lecturing, writing and client work. She is a longstanding tutor at the Faculty of Astrological Studies and its Director of Studies and Oxford Summer School programme coordinator. Carole has taught workshops in Bali, Goa... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Lincolnshire 1

11:00am CDT

The Astrology Mafia
Students of astrology are taught the meanings of the signs, planets, houses and aspects, and to some degree the relationships between them. In this lecture, I would like to explore the complex relationship web of the 12 astrology “families”, commonly known as “archetypes” in greater depth showing the “family” relationship between every indicator in a chart, and how this knowledge can benefit all chart interpretation.

Speakers
avatar for Chris Turner

Chris Turner

Chris Turner has been a successful practising astrologer, teacher, international lecturer, author and columnist for close to 40 years. She is currently best known as the coordinator of the highly successful Breaking Down the Borders bi annual cyber conference. Alongside her public... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Houston Room

11:00am CDT

A Kairos Moment in an Archetypal Cosmos
The Earth community now faces a threshold of transformation that bears a striking resemblance to what takes place in initiatory rites of passage, near-death experiences, spiritual crises, and critical stages of what Jung called the individuation process. Can we find a place of equilibrium, an eye in the storm, from which we can engage this time of intense polarization and radical change? What unique gifts does astrology offer us in navigating this dramatic age?

Speakers
avatar for Richard Tarnas

Richard Tarnas

Richard Tarnas is professor of psychology and cultural history at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind, a history of the Western world view... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Clark Room

11:00am CDT

Bizarre Murders and Tragic Events - The Dark Side of Mars Out of Bounds
Is declination the missing key to understanding some of the most dramatic events in the 20th century? Discover the common astrological thread among the Manson murders, the Versace-Cunanan murder-suicide, and two of the strangest murders of the 20th century. In this riveting lecture, we’ll revisit some of the more bizarre and tragic stories from the last 100 years. We’ll also spend time thinking about the recent mass shootings in the US, and some pivotal moments in 20th century history that suggest that it’s high time we started incorporating this easy-to-use technique in our chart analysis.

Speakers
avatar for Tony Howard

Tony Howard

Astrology University
Tony Howard is a writer and astrologer from Portland, OR. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado, with a B.A. in History and Film Theory. His writing has been featured in The Mountain Astrologer and the Flare astrology anthologies: Astrology, the Next Generation... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Iowa Room

11:00am CDT

I Love the Person, but the Relationship is a Struggle!
Are you struggling in a relationship after the initial honeymoon phase? Do you love the other person but find daily life challenging with them? How compatible is the synastry between your natal chart and the Composite chart? In this talk we’ll explore the important and often hidden challenges between the individual charts and the Composite and look at some ways of working with them.

Speakers
avatar for Margaret Gray

Margaret Gray

Margaret is a consulting and teaching psychological astrologer based in Dublin, Ireland. She offers birth chart readings to clients all over the world, as well as teaching courses, webinars, and speaking at International conferences.  She is the co-founder of ‘Relationships and... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Armitage Room

11:00am CDT

Flowers of Western Europe Tradition Left Aside and Newly Recovered
Universal significators versus topical significators of Morinus, the 17th century French court astrologer. Looking to example charts, learn how his approach can make crystal clear determinations in questions such as: Is the father signified by Moon and not by Sun or Saturn, the mother by Mars and not by Moon or Venus? How to recognize and differentiate the tendency to suicide against interest in occult? How to specify the submissive or dominant person in marriage?

Speakers
avatar for Zdeněk Bohuslav

Zdeněk Bohuslav

Global Director - Czech Rebublic
Zdenek holds a Ph.D. in computer science, is a student of astrology from 1969, co-founded the Astrological Society of Czech Republic in 1989, and from 1996 has been its chairman. He provides professional astrological consulting since 1990, teacher in his School of Classical Astrology... Read More →



Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Kansas City Room

11:00am CDT

The Predictive Power of Confluence
It is important to see indications in the birth chart repeated from the Moon, in Navamsa, and other relevant varga charts. This lecture will focus on identifying the most powerful chart themes that have repeating indications, or confluence, in several charts. Chart examples will be used to illustrate how to identify confluence and ascertain the most potent things to predict in a person's life. Vimshottari Dasas will be used to show when to predict.

Speakers
avatar for Julene Louis

Julene Louis

astrologer, self employed
Julene Louis is the former CEO of the International Academy of Astrology and the Sky Watch columnist for The Mountain Astrologer. She is a full time consulting and teaching astrologer with the designations Dipl.IAA, ISAR-CAP, and Jyotish Visharada, CVA. She has been teaching astrology... Read More →


Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Lincolnshire 2

4:00pm CDT

Closing Ceremony
Tuesday May 29, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Grand Ballroom 7th Floor
 
Wednesday, May 30
 

8:00am CDT

Registration & Hospitality
Wednesday May 30, 2018 8:00am - 10:00am CDT
5th Floor Booth

9:00am CDT

ISAR Competency Exam
Wednesday May 30, 2018 9:00am - 4:00pm CDT
River North Room

10:00am CDT

Patterns of Health and Healing
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

This hands-on workshop will demonstrate, using case studies, a practical step by step method for pinpointing the links between individuals’ astrological charts, their unique health profiles and the underlying beliefs and other psychological factors associated with their symptoms. Having gathered this information, we will then explore techniques aimed at clearing blocks to help improve vitality and well being. Bring along your own charts as the session will include themes and exercises applicable to everyone.

Speakers
avatar for Jane Ridder-Patrick

Jane Ridder-Patrick

Jane has trained as a pharmacist, naturopath, herbalist, psychotherapist and historian and writes, consults and lectures on astrology, its history and present-day psychological and medical applications in the UK and internationally. Her practice is in Edinburgh, where she also teaches... Read More →



Wednesday May 30, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Clark Room

10:00am CDT

Singing The Body Electric - Uranus enters Taurus
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

As Uranus comes to Taurus, the electricity of the heavens reaches deeply into the earth element. Earth resists, Uranus shocks. The pulse of the unfamiliar sets stones dancing, it can bring the inert back to life, or send cracks jolting through our foundations. We are asked to remember: earth is more than what we may touch or see. When earth receives, Uranus awakens. Where are our own resistances and awakenings during this seven year passage?

Speakers
avatar for Lynn Bell

Lynn Bell

Lynn Bell Astrology
WATCH MY INTERVIEWLynn Bell is a Paris based consulting astrologer, author and teacher with a psychological, archetypalapproach to a lifetime in astrology. Lynn lectures internationally, and was a longtime tutor for the CPAin London. She now teaches for MISPA online, as well as Astrology University... Read More →


Wednesday May 30, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Armitage Room

10:00am CDT

The Destiny Line: the Nodal Axis of the Moon as the Key to Personal Evolution
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

This workshop will explore the significance of the Nodal Axis of the Moon as an expression of personal growth. Using work pioneered by Dane Rudhyar, the Nodal Axis of the Moon will be seen as expressing the arc of our experience from past to future (south to north node) as well as the challenges of Squares to the Nodes. The workshop will be illustrated throughout by example charts drawn from Mark’s considerable client base.

Speakers
avatar for Mark Jones

Mark Jones

Mark Jones is an Astrologer, Psychosynthesis Therapist, and Workshop Leader based in South Wales and working with clients and students all over the world. Mark’s first book explains his approach;Healing the Soul: Pluto, Uranus, and the Lunar Nodes. Mark’s second book The Soul... Read More →


Wednesday May 30, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Belmont Room

10:00am CDT

Using Advanced Profections for Topical Yearly Predictions
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

Some years in a person’s life coincide with very fortunate events in one part of the life, but unfortunate events in another part of the life. This workshop will cover an advanced method of using the Hellenistic time-lord technique called annual profections to study this phenomenon, and show how you can predict the quality of a given year relative to specific topics in the native’s life, such as health, wealth, relationships, career, etc.

Speakers
avatar for Chris Brennan

Chris Brennan

The Astrology Podcast
Chris Brennan is a professional astrologer from Denver, Colorado. He is the former President of the Association for Young Astrologers, and former Research Director of the National Council for Geocosmic Research. Since 2012 he has been the host The Astrology Podcast, which won an ISAR... Read More →


Wednesday May 30, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Addison Room

10:00am CDT

What Do You Really Want with Your 8th House and Pluto?
There is an additional charge for all pre & post conference workshops. See add-on form to add these to your registration.

The 8th house contains two polarities our life force versus death-drive and our fear of life and fear of death. These polarities influence all 8th house planets, which can act as powerful instruments to discover both our most difficult shadows and our biggest hidden talents. They evoke anxiety and fascination at the very same time. You will not only discover your deepest power, but also a great capacity to be open and happy.

Speakers
avatar for Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Karen Hamaker-Zondag

Recipient of the Regulus Award for Education in 1998 Astrological practice plus teaching astrology for more than 40 years I have written 36 books in Dutch, some of them are translated Editor of the Dutch Astrological Journal Symbolon Speaker at international conferences Teaching in... Read More →



Wednesday May 30, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Kane Room

10:00am CDT

NCGR-PAA Testing
Wednesday May 30, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Streeterville Room
 

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